Gold Medallion Tree
Cassia leptophylla
Cassia leptophylla
Native to: South Eastern Brazil
Size: 20-25 feet by 30 feet wide
- Sun: Full sun, tolerates heat and frost
- Hardiness: 25 degrees
- Water: Medium (2 times weekly during dry months)
- Flowers: Fragrant yellow flowers in spring and summer
- Attracts: Nectar eating creatures
- Pests: None observed.
- Other Information: Member of the pea family, getting more popular/easier to find locally, almost an evergreen, and flower clusters can be as big as a basketball, Giant seed pods too!
Great Links to learn more:
- https://www.pacifichorticulture.org/articles/gold-medallion-tree/
- http://www.smgrowers.com/products/plants/plantdisplay.asp?plant_id=359
- http://www.evergreennursery.com/cassia-leptophylla