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Colutea ×media
Scientific Name: Colutea ×media
Family: Fabaceae
Category: Dicot
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Colutea x media: Bladder Senna
Colutea x media, commonly known as Bladder Senna or Orange Bladder-senna, is an attractive and vigorous shrub admired for its unique inflated seed pods.
Considerations for Pets
- The plant produces inflated seed pods, which might be tempting for pets to chew on.
- The plant has pea-like blooms.
Considerations for Children
- The plant produces inflated seed pods, which might be tempting for children to play with.
- The plant has pea-like blooms.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Colutea x media Willd.
- Common Names: Bladder Senna, Orange Bladder-senna
- Family: Leguminosae (also referred to as Papilionaceae)
- Hybrid Origin: Colutea arborescens x Colutea orientalis
- Synonyms: Colutea arborescens x orientalis = C. x media
Distribution and Habitat
- Originated around 1790 in the Berlin Botanic Gardens.
- Described as a very rare escape or relic of cultivation, possibly overlooked.
- Found in NW Europe.
Morphological Characteristics
- Deciduous shrub growing to approximately 3 meters (9 feet) in height and width.
- Pinnate, blue-green leaves.
- Orange and yellow pea-like flowers, approximately 1-2 inches across, blooming from July to August.
- Followed by large, inflated seed pods, approximately 2-3 inches in size.
- Greyish pinnate leaves with 11-13 rounded leaflets.
Ecological Role
- Nitrogen-fixing shrub.
Quirky Facts
- The hybrid originated in the Berlin Botanic Gardens in 1790.
- In certain climates, it may behave like a perennial, restarting its growth from the ground each spring.
Further Information
- RHS (Royal Horticultural Society)
- EOL (Encyclopedia of Life)
- Euro+Med PlantBase: http://ww2.bgbm.org/euroPlusMed/PTaxonDetail.asp?UUID=0557493A-C49E-41F1-9D3F-
- B and T World Seeds' database