{"product_id":"senna-alexandrina-alexandrian-senna","title":"Senna alexandrina - Alexandrian Senna","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eSenna alexandrina\u003c\/strong\u003e, commonly known as the Alexandrian Senna, is an upright, open shrub of the dry country of north east Africa, Arabia and India. It carries pale blue-green pinnate leaves with narrow pointed leaflets and upright racemes of clear yellow flowers, followed by flat papery pods.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt grows fast, flowers freely and needs almost no water, and it has a long documented history as a cultivated medicinal crop across the region. It is used in native restoration, low-water shrub mass and heritage or ethnobotanical planting.\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: 0.6 to 2 metres\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth\u003c\/strong\u003e: 0.6 to 1.5 metres\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to\u003c\/strong\u003e: North east Africa, the Arabian Peninsula and the Indian subcontinent\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage\u003c\/strong\u003e: Pale blue-green pinnate leaves with narrow pointed leaflets; 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 once established\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eClimate\u003c\/strong\u003e: Thrives in hot arid and semi-arid regions with high summer temperatures\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 clear yellow flowers held above the foliage through the warm months\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUses\u003c\/strong\u003e: Native restoration, low-water shrub mass, verge and embankment planting, heritage and ethnobotanical gardens\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing\u003c\/strong\u003e: Plant 1 to 1.5 metres apart for a continuous shrub mass\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLow Maintenance\u003c\/strong\u003e: Cut back after flowering to hold shape; no feeding or spraying required\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, flowering on rainfall alone in its native range\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCultural Significance\u003c\/strong\u003e: One of the oldest cultivated medicinal plants of the region, traded from Arabia and Egypt for centuries\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWildlife Attraction\u003c\/strong\u003e: Flowers are worked steadily by bees through the flowering season\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Alexandrian Senna gives quick, bright flowering cover on dry ground and carries a genuine regional story with it.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ornatec International","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46452564984004,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0659\/0493\/5108\/files\/placeholder-shrub_a26a6efd-04a5-4b94-ae8b-796c7b94358f.png?v=1785211243","url":"https:\/\/ornatecinternational.com\/products\/senna-alexandrina-alexandrian-senna","provider":"Ornatec International","version":"1.0","type":"link"}