Colutea arborescens L.
Fully-hardy, vigorous shrub with pinnate leaves composed of 5-6 pairs of broadly elliptic leaflets and racemes of 3-8 yellow, pea-like flowers in summer, followed by green, then translucent, seed pods. To 3m. [RHSE, Hortus, Hilliers’].
Horticultural & Botanical History
‘The Bladder Senna, a native of the South of France and Italy, produces a profusion of bloom from June to August, when its inflated pods please from the singularity of their appearance; on these accounts, it is one of the most common flowering shrubs cultivated in gardens and plantations.’ [BM t.81/1789]. Introduced to England in the 16th century. ‘The leaves of the bladder-senna are used to adulterate the Senna of the druggists.’ [JD].
History at Camden Park
Listed in all published catalogues [T.337/1843].
Notes
Published Dec 13, 2009 - 04:11 PM | Last updated Jul 18, 2010 - 05:02 PM
Colutea arborescens L. | BM t.81/1789 | BHL
| Family | Fabaceae |
|---|---|
| Category | |
| Region of origin | Southern Europe |
| Synonyms | |
| Common Name | Bladder senna |
| Name in the Camden Park Record |
Colutea arborescens - Bladder senna |
| Confidence level | high |