Cassia Abbreviata - Indigenous South African Tree - 5 Seeds Mild Chilli

Cassia Abbreviata - Indigenous South African Tree - 5 Seeds Mild ChilliCassia abbreviata is a tree species in the genus Cassia found in Africa. 3 10m tree, pinnate dull green leaves, large pale yellow flowers in beautiful sprays in Spring, golden brown pod, frost tender when young. Sow Spring. USDA Zone 10 Season to Sow Spring

It is best known through its use in Tabasco sauce

Medium-sized delicious fruits on bushy

To 1m compact perennial

The fruit is ripe when it feels soft (like a ripe avocado or a bit softer) and its skin has attained an amber to orange hue

A decoction of the bark is used to treat diarrhoea

borage is commonly used as filling of the traditional pasta ravioli and pansoti

The heat is almost as hot

Geophytes that survive unfavourable periods by dying back to underground storage organs such as tuberous roots

The fruit together with the pappus scales is about 4-6 mm long

Flowering in summer to autumn

3m to 1m with white to pink flowers in summer

because the four petals of their flowers are reminiscent of a cross