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Plant Habit: Shrub
Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 8a -12.2 °C (10 °F) to -9.4 °C (15 °F)
Plant Height: 15-20 feet
Plant Spread: 2-5 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Fruit: Showy
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Yellow
Flower Time: Summer
Suitable Locations: Bog gardening
Uses: Flowering Tree
Wildlife Attractant: Butterflies
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Toxicity: Other: Seeds are poisonous
Conservation status: Least Concern (LC)

Conservation status:
Conservation status: Least Concern
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Common names
  • Rattlebox
  • Rattlebush
  • Poisonbean

Photo Gallery
Location: Guadalupe River State Park
Date: 2016-08-29
Location: Guadalupe River State Park
Date: 2016-08-29
Location: Gause, Texas
Date: 2019
Bloom close-up on plant seen on shoulder of C.R .359, Central TX
Location: Guadalupe River State Park
Date: 2016-08-29
loose ripe seeds rattle when bush moves in the wind
Location: Gause, TX
Date: June 2020
Specimen shown has red centers on racemes typical in Central TX..
Location: Jefferson County, Texas
Date: August, 16, 2010
Rattlebox flower cluster.
Location: Gause, TX
Date: June 2020
Grow wild along county road to our rural property Central TX.
Location: Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas 
Date: August 16, 2010
Rattlebox (Sesbania drummondii)
Location: all photos from my garden
Location: Port Arthure, Jefferson County, Texas
Date: August 16, 2010
Immature seed pod.
Comments:
  • Posted by muskokan on May 16, 2016 2:11 PM concerning plant:
    This plant (Sesbania drummondii) is stated as being a native to the southern US (zone 8). Why is it proliferating in a tub in my yard? I live in central Ontario(zone 4b).
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Beautiful shot! by plantladylin Sep 9, 2011 6:20 PM 0

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