Chiba University Matsudo/Kashiwa Campus Plant Database

Details of genus: Sesbania Scop. [682]

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accepted: Accepted

Family: Fabaceae

family_ja: マメ

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description_en: Genus of about 50 species of short-lived, evergreen perennials, shrubs, and small trees found on streambanks and on moist soils in tropical and subtropical regions worldwide. Sesbanias are cultivated for their showy, pea-like flowers, borne in loose racemes from the leaf axils in summer. The leaves are alternate and pinnate, with many leaflets, each leaf terminating in a short extension of the axis. In frost-prone areas, grow in a cool to warm green-house, or in a conservatory. In warmer areas, grow in a shrub border, or at the base of a warm, sunny wall.

hardiness_en: Frost tender, but a few species, including S. punicea, may survive temperatures around 0°C (32°F), if wood has been well ripened in summer.

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propagation_en: Sow seed at 15-19°C (59-66°F) in spring. Root semi-ripe cuttings in late summer, with bottom heat.

pests_en: Prone to red spider mites and whiteflies under glass.

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comment: Warm

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Update Information: Created: 2007-12-06 12:51; Updated: 2020-07-05 11:41

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