{"product_id":"senna-italica-cassia-italica-italian-senna","title":"Senna italica (Cassia italica) - Italian Senna","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eSenna italica\u003c\/strong\u003e, commonly known as the Italian Senna and listed as Cassia italica in Gulf tender documents, is a low, spreading perennial subshrub of the deserts of Africa, Arabia and India. It carries blue-green pinnate leaves on trailing stems, with upright racemes of bright yellow flowers followed by flat curved pods.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt grows low and wide rather than tall, which makes it useful as native ground cover on open sand and gravel. It is used in desert restoration, verge planting and low native mass where a flowering ground layer is wanted without irrigation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 0.3 to 0.6 metres\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth\u003c\/strong\u003e: 1 to 1.5 metres, spreading along the ground\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to\u003c\/strong\u003e: North and east Africa, the Arabian Peninsula and the Indian subcontinent\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage\u003c\/strong\u003e: Blue-green pinnate leaves with rounded leaflets, held on low trailing stems; semi-deciduous in drought\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth rate\u003c\/strong\u003e: Fast\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eConditions\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil\u003c\/strong\u003e: Prefers sandy and gravelly soils with free drainage; tolerates poor and alkaline ground\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight\u003c\/strong\u003e: Full sun\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWater\u003c\/strong\u003e: Very low; strongly drought-tolerant and adapted to survive on desert rainfall\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eClimate\u003c\/strong\u003e: Thrives in hot arid and semi-arid regions across the Sahara and Arabia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAdditional Features\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlowers\u003c\/strong\u003e: Upright racemes of bright yellow flowers held clear of the foliage, mainly after rain\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUses\u003c\/strong\u003e: Desert restoration and native ground layer, road verge planting, low mass planting on open sand and gravel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing\u003c\/strong\u003e: Plant 0.8 to 1 metre apart for continuous low cover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLow Maintenance\u003c\/strong\u003e: Requires no routine care; cut back only to tidy after a heavy flowering season\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePest Resistance\u003c\/strong\u003e: Free of significant pest and disease problems in dry climates\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDrought Tolerance\u003c\/strong\u003e: Very high, dying back in extreme drought and reshooting after rain\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eErosion Control\u003c\/strong\u003e: The low spreading habit stabilises loose sand and gravel surfaces\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWildlife Attraction\u003c\/strong\u003e: Flowers are worked by bees and the pods are taken by seed-feeding birds\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Italian Senna is a native flowering ground layer for open desert ground where irrigation is not on offer.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ornatec International","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46452564230340,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"AED","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0659\/0493\/5108\/files\/placeholder-shrub_f8543b27-5734-4a3b-a787-e02bfec16515.png?v=1785211214","url":"https:\/\/ornatecinternational.com\/en-ae\/products\/senna-italica-cassia-italica-italian-senna","provider":"Ornatec International","version":"1.0","type":"link"}