Sesbania Species, Bigpod Sesbania, Coffeeweed, Colorado River Hemp, Hemp Sesbania

I have seen this plant grow "7 feet high" in Cape Coral, Florida, (because it was not mowed-down).

Looks just like a wee...Read Mored, even when it grows very tall.

Hemp Sesbania can be (and usually is) an invasive weed in the NE coastal region of South Carolina. I cannot recommend its use in this area. Docturf

I purchased this plant, also called a rattlebox, from a local nursery that specializes in native Texas plants. However, the blooms are b...Read Moreright orange instead of yellow. The plant is deciduous and bare-stemmed in the winter but comes back nicely.

My plant was a gift from the birds that frequent the utility wires on the Eastern border of my yard.
I noted when I first discov...Read Moreered it that it was different from other weeds that appear in this area. I monitored if for about 4 or 5 days. Because it was growing so fast, I knew it wasn't a regular weed in the yard. I transplanted it to a one gallon pot for about a week and a half. It was growing too fast to remain in that pot. Now it's in a three gallon pot and doing nicely. The plant shown is six weeks old. It's over 4' tall out of the 3 gallon pot.
It has been flowering daily with small, yellow, flower clusters shown larger than life in the inset of my picture. The flowers are about 3/8" in diameter.
The plant is a Florida native.