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by Timothy Tye © The Flowering Garden.
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Thinking of buying Golden Shower (Cassia) for your garden? Learn about Golden Shower (Cassia) in this buyer's guide before making your choice.
Cassia is a tropical tree from the genus of Fabaceae, in the subfamily Caesalpinioideae. Note that the name "cassia" is also ised for Cinnamomum aromaticum, a totally different genus of trees. This page, however, is about Cassia fistula, commonly known as the Golden Shower Tree.
Cassia fistula is a medium-sized tree. It has a fast growth and can reach 10-20 meters tall. The leaves are deciduous or semi-evergreen, about 15-60 cm long, pinnate with 3-8 pairs of leaflets. Cassia fistula is grown for its profusion of yellow flowers. These flowers are produced in pendulous racemes 20-40 cm long. Each flower is 4-7 cm in diameter with five yellow petals of equal size and shape. The tree bears fruits which identifies it as a legume. The pod is 30-60 cm long and 1.5-2.5 cm broad. It has a pungent odour and containing several seeds which are poisonous.
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| Botanical Name |
Cassia fistula |
| Blooms |
Braids of yellow flowers |
| Planting condition |
Full sun |
| Propagation |
Grown from seed |
| Watering |
It needs well-drained soil. It is drought and salt tolerant. |
| Pests |
Mildew, leaf spot, root diseases |
Cassia fistula
by Challiyil Eswaramangalath Vipin, http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Cassia_fistula1.jpg, and used under Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 2.0 License.
Cassia fistula
by Peter1968, http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Cassia_fistula.jpg, and used under Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 2.5 License.
Cassia javanica
by Tau'olunga, http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Cassia_javanica%2C_closeup.jpg, and used under GNU Free Documentation License.
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