Sesbania sesban
- Product number: 647140
- Origin: Tropical Africa and Southwest Asia
- Latin: Sesbania sesban, or also S. aegyptiaca
An elegant tree, which grows into a strong miniature tree when cultivated in a pot. Its pinnate leaves can consist of up to 100 leaflets! In the tropics and subtropics, it is a useful shrub to tree: its rapid growth prevents erosion; grazing animals love it, and it makes excellent firewood. The beautiful, yellow pea-like flowers are edible and develop into very elongated pods, in which the seeds rattle…
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Latin: Sesbania sesban, or also S. aegyptiaca
Dutch: Sesbania
Also: S. aegyptiaca
English: Egyptian Rattle Pod
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- Flower colour: Yellow butterfly flowers
- Origin: Tropical Africa and Southwest Asia
- Average growth height: More than 200 cm
- Annual or perennial: Perennial
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- Winter hardy: Not frost hardy
- Ease of cultivation: Moderate
- Latin: Sesbania sesban, or also S. aegyptiaca
- Dutch: Sesbania
- Also known as: S. aegyptiaca
- English: Egyptian Rattle Pod
