Mini - Lemon Bean

pot Size 6cm

Lemon Bean – Senna didymobotrya (Popcorn Cassia) 🍋🌿

The Lemon Bean, also known as Popcorn Cassia, is a fast-growing ornamental plant with bright green, bean-like leaves that release a sweet lemon or buttery popcorn scent when touched. It produces tall yellow flower spikes, creating a tropical look that adds colour and fragrance to gardens, patios, or large indoor spaces.

Key Features:

✔ Bright lemon-scented foliage when brushed
✔ Produces bold golden-yellow flower spikes in warm months
✔ Fast-growing and great for patio pots or garden borders
✔ Loved by pollinators like bees and butterflies
✔ Can be grown as a bushy shrub or small tree with pruning

Care Instructions:

• Light: Prefers full sun – at least 6 hours of direct light daily

• Watering: Keep soil consistently moist, especially in summer – avoid letting it fully dry out

• Soil: Thrives in rich, well-draining soil

• Feeding: Feed monthly in spring and summer with a high-potash fertiliser

• Pruning: Trim lightly to maintain shape and encourage fullness

• Hardiness: Treat as an annual or greenhouse plant in cooler climates – not frost-hardy

🌿 Tip: Pinch young stems to keep the plant bushy and compact, or let it grow tall for a more tree-like shape.