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Mikey

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Sesbania Grandiflora grown in San Diego.
« on: August 24, 2018, 02:16:31 PM »
Sesbania Grandiflora grown from seeds and flowered with in months in San Diego.  They are frost sensitive so let’s see if i can protect them this winter.









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Re: Sesbania Grandiflora grown in San Diego.
« Reply #1 on: August 02, 2019, 03:43:02 PM »
Hi. Mickey
How are your trees coming up?
Best,
Raj

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Re: Sesbania Grandiflora grown in San Diego.
« Reply #2 on: August 02, 2019, 08:21:11 PM »
I have 2 Sesbania Punicea and ive read they flower in the first year.They are verry poisonous thogh and i grow them just as ornamental.

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Re: Sesbania Grandiflora grown in San Diego.
« Reply #3 on: August 03, 2019, 02:53:12 AM »
They are still alive and going into year 2.   They flowered the first year and now flowering again and growing out of control. 

This year i have new seeds from a dwarf cultivars and will germinate the seeds.  I will let you guys know. 


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Re: Sesbania Grandiflora grown in San Diego.
« Reply #4 on: August 03, 2019, 03:06:20 AM »
Have you tried eating the leaves? If so, tasty?
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