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Bladder Senna

Bladder Senna

Product number: 651490
Origin: Southern Europe
Latin: Colutea arborescens

This easy shrub grows readily and easily in almost any location, except in the shade. The leaves are pinnate, and after the bright yellow butterfly-like flowers, graceful, bladder-shaped pods emerge, which change from green to pinkish-red.
Due to its active root system, these shrubs are often used to prevent erosion. The plant also extracts nitrogen from the air and makes it available in the soil.

Names:
Latin: Colutea arborescens
Dutch: Blazenstruik
English: Bladder Senna

Sowing method: All year round. Soak the seeds in hot water for 24 hours and sow them in a pot or seedbed. Cold periods can help initiate the germination process. Germination can be slow and erratic, although some batches germinate easily within 1 - 3 months. Once large enough to handle, prick out the seedlings into individual pots and grow them on in a greenhouse or under a polytunnel for their first winter. Plant them out in late spring or early summer, after the last expected frost.

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