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Name: Jan St. Pete,FL              Budgielover Jul 20, 2011 4:23 PM CST |
| I was in Lowes here in the St. Pete Florida area and they had a plant being grown as a standard that I'd like to ID but I didn't have a camera with me. It was about 10 ft tall. The branches were similar to a jacaranda or poinciana, feathery looking. It had red orange blooms that grew downwards and looked velvety. There was no id tag on it and all the tag on the pot said was Bottle Box Standard. It had several seed pods on it that were about 3 in long, light brown and have small oval light brown seeds. Any clues without a photo? |
Name: Jan St. Pete,FL Budgielover Jul 21, 2011 10:54 AM CST |
| I called Lowes today and told it was a Rattle Box (Sesbania drummondii) |
Name: Dave Whitinger Jacksonville, Texas (Zone 8b)            |
Ahh yes, the rattle box. I have one of those.  The seeds make a rattling noise inside the pods. |
Name: Jan St. Pete,FL Budgielover Jul 21, 2011 11:29 AM CST |
| Do you like it Dave? Is it invasive? |
Name: Dave Whitinger Jacksonville, Texas (Zone 8b) |
| I was told that it can be aggressive, but mine didn't reseed and did not come back, so it certainly wasn't invasive for me!! |
Name: Jan St. Pete,FL Budgielover Jul 27, 2011 7:48 AM CST |
| Thanks, I did get a few seeds from one so I'll see if they grow. |
Name: Hetty Sunny Naples, Florida (Zone 10a)       Dutchlady1 Jul 27, 2011 7:51 AM CST |
| They are very invasive in our area and we actually had to remove the ones we were growing at the Botanical Gardens. |
Name: Jan St. Pete,FL Budgielover Jul 27, 2011 7:54 AM CST |
| OK, well maybe I won't start them. LOL |
Name: Charleen Barnesville, Ga. Zone 7b-8 (Zone 8a) Walk in Peace / I'm Charley's Mom.           Ridesredmule Jul 27, 2011 7:56 AM CST |
| http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S... this is what I found on them....Looks like a mimosa relative...from the leaf shapes |
Name: Dave Whitinger Jacksonville, Texas (Zone 8b) |
| Yes, it's a legume like mimosa. |
Name: Charleen Barnesville, Ga. Zone 7b-8 (Zone 8a) Walk in Peace / I'm Charley's Mom. Ridesredmule Jul 27, 2011 10:54 AM CST |
Thank you.  |
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