The Golden Rain is an ornamental tree – Cassia Fistula – Blog

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A golden rain It is a deciduous ornamental tree, of spectacular flowering, with its beautiful suspension clusters of golden flowers. Medium and quick size, it reaches about 5-10 meters in height. Its trunk is elegant, a little twisted and can be simple or multiple, with greenish gray cortex. The glass is rounded, about 4 meters in diameter.

The leaves are pinnate, alternatives, with 4-8 pairs of elliptical flyers, pointed and bright green. Its flowers bloom during the summer, producing bunches about 30 centimeters long, on long stems that hang towards the ground. The name «Golden Rain» derives from the fact that its flowers are yellow and en masse, really resemble a rain of yellow petals. They need full sun and fertile and well -drained soil to grow. They do not adapt well to cold climates and should be grown in tropical or subtropical climates.

Scientific name:Casia Fistula
Popular names: Golden Rain, Canapduula, Cassia Fistula, Cassia Imperia
Family: Fab
Category: Trees, ornamental, medicinal trees.
Climate: Ecuatorial, subtropical, tropical
Origen: Asia
Height: From 4.7 to 12 meters
Incandescent: Full sun
Vital cycle: Perennial plants

On the golden rain

Look at some photos of these beautiful decorative trees.

Canafistola adapts very well to tropical and subtropical climates

Once well consolidated, it is able to tolerate short periods of drought.

It multiplies with the seeds that must break lethargy for better germination. The latency can be broken by physical scarification or immersion in a solforic acid solution for 5-20 minutes. After this process, the seeds must be immersed in the water for a few hours before planting them.

Cultivate the golden rain orchid

• This species loves partial shadow not only to live there, but also during its growth.
• For this it is necessary to create a special substrate that must be prepared with materials such as pine cortex, coconut fibers and epifite.
• The golden rain orchid can be planted in pots and another very common way of growing this plant is joining the trunks of the trees with Sisal or rope.
• This plant cannot have the dry substrate in any circumstance, it needs humidity and therefore it is necessary to water every time the earth is dry.
• Although it is not «fanatic» of the cold, the golden rain orchid can tolerate low temperatures.
• The golden rain orchid can be multiplied by the technique of the division of plants and for this it is necessary to keep three pseudobulbs in each of the seedlings destined to multiply.
• As for the commercial use of the plant, its signature multiplication occurs through the seeds.
• It must be grown in full sun, on fertile and drainage soil, enriched with organic substance and watered regularly.

The harvest with the seeds, in general, can be the following (consult the best way for the golden rain orchid:

• They can be placed in partial shadow, under the greenhouses, under the protection of roofs, outdoors, in the trays, in the gardeners or in the sticks.
• In general, ornamental plants are sown using soft soil to cover or sawdust and placed in shallow furrows. More or less the same method used to sow vegetables.

• Isolated or small groups, the golden rain becomes the center of attention of the garden during its flowering.
• Even in the rest of the year it is not very behind, since it provides a new shadow, without being too dense.
• It can be planted on the sidewalks as it has no aggressive roots. In addition to its ornamental qualities, it is used in phytotherapy, with particular attention to Ayurvedic medicine.
• Among its properties are the detoxification and purification of the body.
• Careful: Golden rain has toxic properties and its consumption must always be under medical supervision.
• After talking about the singular characteristics that distinguish the orchid of golden rain (Cassia Fistula), we highlight the petals and sepals, which are smaller than the label.
• Most of them are epifite and have pseudobulbo dishes and oval. Each of them has a maximum of four and a minimum of 2 sheets.
• Normally this plant with this function is used as a cut flower.

Cassia Fistula Irrigation and substrate

They don't like drying, so you laugh when they are close to the drying.

These orchids like to have air in their roots, so use a mixture of substrates so as not to suffocate them. You can place pieces of tiles in the center so that they are depressions where the air can circulate.

Medicinal properties

Astringent, antibacterial, febrifuge, laxative, purgative, toned.

Instructions: Fever, constipation, skin problems, rheumatism.

Part used: Seeds, pod pulp (mature but not dry), leaves, root.

Contraindications/warnings: Not found in the literature consulted.

Side effects: Not found in the literature consulted.

How to use:

– Infuse 40 g of seeds for 5 minutes in half a liter of boiling water. Filter, sweetened with a little sugar and drinks: laxative, rheumatic;
– Infuse 60 g of seeds for 5 minutes in half a liter of boiling water. Filter, sweetened with a little sugar and drink: purgative;
– Pulp of pod: laxative, purgative;
– Radice: feverish, astringent, tonic;
– Leaves: snake poison, skin problems.

Careful: the golden rain (Casia Fistula) Have toxic properties and their consumption must always be under medical supervision.

To use – The most important advice is therefore to guarantee fresh temperatures day and night, abundant air circulation at the roots and not let them dry, except during the dry rest period.