Cassia Phyllodinea seed

LATIN NAME: CASSIA PHYLLODINEA

COMMON NAME: Silver-leaf Cassia

The silver-leaf cassia mirrors the narrow, sickle-shaped leaves with the soft, silvery sheen, the round clusters of the bright yellow flowers along the arching stems, and the whole bush carrying the dry, sparkling look of the warm-climate pea family. The foliage glints in the sun, the flowers open through the late winter and the early spring, and the plant keeps the neat, rounded habit of the drought-hardy shrub. The small, flat pods follow the flowers, and the bush stays fresh through the dry seasons. It likes the sun, the sharp drainage, and the light, sandy soil.

Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology

The silvery leaf surfaces of the cassias have a real purpose in the dry-country research, and the silver-leaf cassia appears in the studies of the arid-zone legumes. The work covers the way the plant copes with the drought and the seed biology, while the horticulturists value the easy, dry-tolerant habit for the warm gardens. The nitrogen-fixing roots of the pea family add the practical side, and the species keeps a steady place in the catalogues of the drought-hardy shrubs.

Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications

In the dry, sunny garden, the silver-leaf cassia brings the gold and the silver to the corner that other plants give up on. The bright yellow clusters open through the late winter and the early spring, the silvery foliage glints in the sun, and the blooms draw the bees and the butterflies. The nitrogen-fixing roots enrich the soil, and the bush stands the heat and the drought without the fuss. Bright, generous and tough.

The silver-leaf cassia seeds need the quick treatment with the warm water before the sowing, poured over and left to cool, which wakes the hard, flat seeds. Sow them into the deep tray of sandy, gritty loam, cover them lightly, and keep the tray in the warm, bright spot. The seedlings appear within a couple of weeks, and they grow on fast with the silver leaves. Grow the young bushes on in the sunny, sharp-draining ground, and the yellow flowers come within the few months.

To grow the silver-leaf cassia from seed, sow the small, flat seeds evenly into the deep tray of sandy, gritty loam, then cover them lightly, keep the tray in the warm, bright spot and water gently. The seedlings appear within a few weeks, and they grow on steadily. Grow the young bushes on in the sunny, sharp-draining ground, and the silver leaves will mirror the light over the years.