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Identify a shrub seen in Egypt

16 years ago

I planted some seeds collected from a shrub,they were in a kind of pea pod that split open, each seed having a thin membrane around it which would have caught the wind. The leaves are serrated and grow either side of the stem. I think they are about 4/6 inches long when fully grown. The flowers were yellow, a bit tubular in shape and grew in a bunch. The shrub grew to a height of 5/6 feet. Please does anyone have any idea what it is called. I do have a photo but it is not very clear

Comments (2)

vetivert8
16 years ago
My first guess would be for Cassia...
dressmaker
Original Author
16 years ago
Thank you for your help, I just need the plants to grow a bit bigger & flower then I will be able to confirm that it is Cassia. I have looked at images of Cassia and it does look like it.
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