Bladder senna
Colutea arborescens
ShrubSecondary
Nitrogen fixer
A tough little nitrogen-fixing pioneer that colonises poor dry banks fast and asks for nothing — just watch it, since it self-seeds freely.
Tolerances & traits
- Strata
- Shrub
- Lifecycle
- Secondary
- Soil preference
- Sandy, Rocky
- Soil pH range
- 6 – 8.5
- Min. temperature
- -15°C
- Min. rainfall
- 300 mm/year
- Wind tolerance
- High
- Frost tolerance
- Medium
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Irrigation needed
- Low
How to manage it
Tough nitrogen-fixing pioneer shrub for poor dry banks and disturbed ground; cut back after flowering to keep it bushy and control self-seeding.
Watch out for
Seeds and pods are mildly toxic if eaten; self-seeds readily and can naturalise on disturbed sites.
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