| Candletree | |
| Candelabra Bush | |
| Golden Candlestick | |
| Seven Golden Candlesticks | |
| Empress Candle Plant | |
| Christmas Candle |
| Senna alaat | Accepted |
| Cassia lataa | Synonym |
| Plant Habit: | Tree Cactus/Succulent |
| Life cycle: | Biennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic Dry |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Extremely acid (3.5 – 4.4) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 6a -23.3 °C (-10 °F) to -20.6 °C (-5 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 9a |
| Leaves: | Needled |
| Fruit: | Edible to birds |
| Fruiting Time: | Late winter and early spring Summer Fall |
| Flowers: | Other |
| Flower Color: | Russet |
| Flower Size: | 3"-4" |
| Flower Time: | Spring Late summer or early fall Winter |
| Inflorescence Type: | Compound |
| Suitable Locations: | Beach Front |
| Uses: | Guardian plant Vegetable Cooked greens Dried Flower Suitable as Annual Suitable for forage Useful for timber production |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Birds: nns duc bmC otnao:b o . steosWu tintfFopne fralinaohaees |
| Resistances: | Pollution Flood Resistant |
| Toxicity: | Leaves are poisonous Roots are poisonous: aoot ip.oafsriiAhwsp sunewl n sftapooall rlld ets Other |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Provide light: oei nwuii eoteapanoer ws irshpstdovtinienlse saehengdk rsrtmeg pcgl Sow in situ: e e3t1pni/doh c 4 Seeds are hydrophilic |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Leaf: sueScrk |
| Pollinators: | Self Other Water Flies Birds |
| Containers: | Needs excellent drainage in pots Prefers to be under-potted |
| Miscellaneous: | Endangered |
| Conservation status: | Endangered (EN) |
| Posted by flaflwrgrl (North Fl. - Zone 8b) on Sep 8, 2014 6:18 AM Tcynuli o dfAt ue [ Reply to this comment | |
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