Can Bladder Senna be grown outdoors?

USDA Hardiness Zone Bladder Senna can be grown outdoors in USDA Hardiness Zones 5a-7b . Find your local hardiness zone here .

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Bladder Senna

Q: How often should I water my Bladder Senna?

Bladder Senna prefers for the soil to dry out between waterings and should be watered regularly . Use our water calculator to personalize watering recommendations to your environment or download Greg for more advanced recommendations for all of your plants.

Q: How much sunlight does my Bladder Senna need?

Bladder Senna requires abundant, bright and direct light. Place it less than one foot from a window to ensure it receives enough light to survive 💪. Select your region to see how the current weather in your area affects the placement in your home 🏡.

About Bladder Senna

This plant prefers full sun and tolerates a range of soil types. Flowers appear on the current season's growth. It is quite aggressive and is considered weedy in some areas.

Taxonomy

Scientific name

Colutea arborescens

Genus

Colutea

Family

Fabaceae

Order

Fabales

How to care for Bladder Senna

Water

How often to water your Bladder Senna

Bladder Senna needs 0.5 cups of water every 9 when it doesn’t get direct sunlight and is potted in a 5" pot located in Fort Worth, Texas.

Use our water calculator to personalize watering recommendations to your environment or download Greg for more advanced recommendations for all of your plants.

Water 0.5 cups every
9

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Light

Check the growing potential in your area

A plant's growing potential is determined from its location, the time of year, and current local weather.

Fort Worth, Texas

39% Low

Growing Bladder Senna in Fort Worth right now

Plant growth potential is currently low 📉

January 24th, 2023

Sunlight intensity as measured by “net radiation” in Fort Worth is currently low 📉.

The availability of high quality sunlight in your home impacts ability for plants to thrive and is key in determ…

Sunlight will increase by 24.5% ☀️

January 27th, 2023

Fort Worth is trending towards greater sunlight intensity!

The amount of sunlight in Fort Worth is expected to increase by 24.5% over the next 2 weeks to an average of 10.8 megajoules of energy pe…

Daylight will increase by 0.7 hours 📈

January 26th, 2023

This month, Fort Worth is getting an average of 6.9 hours of clear sky sunlight per day.

Hours of daylight will increase by 7% over the next two weeks. Your plants will get 10.7 total hours of day…

Light needs and placement for plant Bladder Senna: 1ft from a window

Bladder Senna love being close to bright, sunny windows 😎.

Place it less than 1ft from a south-facing window to ensure it receives enough light to survive during this time of reduced sunlight intensity in Fort Worth, Texas ⛅.

Bladder Senna does not tolerate low-light 🚫.

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