Sesbania exaltata - Sesbania

Sesbania is a fast-growing annual plant with yellow flowers. It is used as a green manure and cover crop to improve soil fertility and structure. Sesbania is also grown for its ability to thrive in wet, waterlogged conditions.

Outputs

• Fibre¹

Type

• Herb
• Annual

Functions

• Nitrogen fixer²
• Ground cover

Footnotes

1. Sesbania herbacea - Bigpod Sesbania | Plants for a Future ↩

2. Gaia’s Garden - A Guide to Home-Scale Permaculture, 2nd Edition Table 6-3 ↩