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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.
Plant Details
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Good to know
Similar to Cytisus. Grown for their small, pea-like flowers. -
Place of origin
Europe, Mediterranean, western Asia. -
Resistant to honey fungusThese plants have little or few problems with honey fungus.
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Deciduous
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Dwarf shrubTypically only grows to a maximum of one or two feet in height but there will be some exceptions.
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Medium shrubTypically grow to around 4-6 feet in height
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Tall Shrub
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Tree
Planting Tips and Care Advice
Genista - Growing Guide
