Mazhar Botanic Garden

Cassia brewsteri (F.Muell.) F. Muell. ex Benth

Brewster’s Cassia Cassia pea Leichhardt Bean

Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Cassia
Species: brewsteri
Sample code: EGY-MBG-000160
Common name: Brewster’s Cassia, Cassia pea, Leichhardt Bean
English name: Queensland, Australia
Arabic name: كاسيا بريوستري
Native: Eastern Australia
Country: Australia
(PGR): Rare

Shrub or small tree up to 12 m tall leaves compound, 2-6 pairs of leaflets, about 45 cm long flowers very decorative spikes of hanging yellow to red

Soil: appears tolerant of heat and aridity and a wide variety of soils, light or heavy, acid or alkaline

Ornamental plant. An attractive ornamental plant that suits coastal sites.

Water Sources: Moderate Water
Lights: Semi shade
Propagation: Seeds , air layering or grafting.
Flowering time: Late Spring
Zone: 9b : 13

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