Texas Gardening: Texas Native Plant Pictures ( Shrubs ), 1 by htop

htop wrote:
Candle Bush, Empress Candle Plant, Candletree, Candelabra Bush, Ringworm Tree (Senna alata), Caesalpiniaceae Family, Texas native, perennial, large shrub or small tree, blooms mid-summer through early fall

Candle bush has beautiful foliage and blooms. It requires a large space in which to grow, is drought tolerant and is a butterfly catepillar host plant. Bumble bees love the blooms.

For more information, see its entry in the PlantFiles:
http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/371/index.html

Although the blooms are huge, they look small in the photo because the foliage is so large.