Cassia Glauca
Category : Flowering , Outdoor Plants , Trees
This shrub is one of the best for shearing into low hedges.
Winter hardy to USDA Zone 9b where it is grown in average, medium moisture well drained soils in full sun. Established trees have some drought tolerance. Site in locations protected from drying winds. Intolerant of frost. Propagate from seed.
This shrub is one of the best for shearing into low hedges. Use in foundation plantings beneath windows where its dense thicket of stems will discourage prowle ¹ Thryallis makes a great background plant for perennial beds. Mass this shrub for large scale groundcove ¹ Useful for preventing hillside erosion. Thryallis is also happy in containers as well as in greenhouses and conservatories where it is glad to brighten up the situation with quantities of bright yellow blossoms.
Common Name |
golden shower tree,Galphimia Glauca |
Maximum Reachable Height |
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Flower Colour |
Yellow |
Bloom Time |
April to September |
Difficulty Level |
easy to grow |
Care And Nurture
- Plant the golden shower tree where it grows and flowers its best:
- Choose any fertile soil landscape that basks in at least 10 hours of direct sunlight daily.
- Avoid any spot where the soil remains soggy after rain.
- Once established with far-reaching roots, the golden shower tree tolerates considerable drought without ill, according to Margaret Barwick, author of "Tropical and Subtropical Trees."A magnificent spring-flowering street or park tree for tropical regions, the golden shower tree (Cassia fistula) slowly matures up to 60 feet tall and 60 to 75 feet wide with a rounded silhouette.
Native to the Indian subcontinent, it naturally grows in fertile, well-drained soils in a climate that is warm but very dry in winter but then inundated with rains in spring to trigger the flowering. It s named a "shower" tree because its tiny yellow flowers occur in a long pendant cluster, called a raceme, measuring 6 to 30 inches long.
Sunlight |
Full sun |
Watering |
Medium |
Soil |
well-drained soil |
Temperature |
30F |
Fertilizer |
Apply any organic fertilizer |