Blacksenna

They are included here because they are valuable to insects and because they are lovely and good to have in a native garden if you are lucky enough to have them naturally.  

Data on culture has been assumed from where this grows in nature -- it is not typically grown and no reliable data appears to be available.

Can parasatize southern pines leading, in heavy infestations, to loss of vigor.



Retain in semi-natural gardens.

Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water.



Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Both species are hemi-parasitic (semi-parasitic) and difficult to grow without appropriate host plants.

Open upland woods and disturbed edges.

• Showy flowers
• Larval host for  black buckeye.
• Attracts insects.