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GENISTA
The familiar vivid-yellow, pea-like flowers of broom.
Genus, similar to Cytisus, of about 90 species of mainly deciduous, sometimes spiny shrubs and occasionally trees found in habitats ranging from pasture and moorland to cliffs and rocky places in Europe, the Mediterranean and western Asia.
UK natives are the rare petty whin, G. anglica, more common in Scotland, and G. tinctoria, dyer's greenweed from rough pasture mainly in the south of England.
A third, G. pilosa, hairy greenweed is a rare species found in Wales and west and south Cornwall.
Further Reading....
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DeciduousShrubs and occasionally trees
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Full sun
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Additional Features
Good to knowSimilar to Cytisus. Grown for their small, pea-like flowers.
Pests & DiseasesAphids.
Place of originEurope, Mediterranean, western Asia.Resistant to honey fungusThese plants have little or few problems with honey fungus. -
Soil ConditionsMedium to light, fertile, well drained soil
Genista - Growing Guide
Buy Varieties of GENISTA
GENISTA hispanica
Spanish gorse
forms compact, spiny mound. Yellow, scented flowers
GENISTA lydia
slender branches with golden yellow flowers. Low growing
Gift-wrapping available
GENISTA x spachiana
Easter broom
(Genista Fragrans) (Cytisus Fragrans) - yellow flowers borne profusely, very sweetly scented
Gift-wrapping available
Useful extras...
Fertilisers & Feeds - Vitax
Q4 Pelleted Fertiliser
A useful fertiliser suitable for use on a wide variety of plants. Q4 provides all the nutrients and trace elements essential for vigorous growth, abundant flowering and ripening of fruit.
3 options from £6.00
Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
Rootgrow mycorrhizal fungi
Recommended by the RHS. Contains Rootgrow™ mycorrhizal fungi. Suitable for all trees and shrubs (except rhododendrons, azaleas, heathers, cranberries and blueberries)
2 options from £6.00
Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
All-purpose Seaweed Stimulant
All-purpose organic concentrated seaweed feed that is a ready to use, derived from sustainable harvested kelp, that can be used on all outdoor and indoor plants, except acid loving plants.
Perfect used in conjunction with Rootgrow™.
Only £7.50
