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| latin_name = ''Ulex''
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| common_names = Gorse, furze, furse, whin
 
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| image = Whin or Gorse.JPG
 
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Ulex (ancient Latin name of this or a similar plant). Leguminosae. Furze. Gorse. Whin. Ornamental woody plants grown for their handsome yellow flowers and evergreen appearance.
 
Ulex (ancient Latin name of this or a similar plant). Leguminosae. Furze. Gorse. Whin. Ornamental woody plants grown for their handsome yellow flowers and evergreen appearance.
  
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==Species==
 
==Species==
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Species{{wp}}<br>
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''Ulex argenteus''<br/>
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''Ulex boivinii'' <br/>
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''Ulex borgiae''<br/>
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''Ulex cantabricus''<br/>
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''Ulex densus''<br/>
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''Ulex europaeus'' - [[Common Gorse]]<br/>
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''[[Ulex gallii]]'' - Western Gorse or Western Furze<br/>
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''Ulex genistoides'' <br/>
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''Ulex micranthus''<br/>
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''[[Ulex minor]]'' - Dwarf Furze or Dwarf Gorse<br/>
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''Ulex parviflorus''
  
 
==Gallery==
 
==Gallery==

Revision as of 17:07, 29 September 2009


Whin or Gorse.JPG


Plant Characteristics
Origin: ?
Cultivation
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Scientific Names

Fabaceae >

Ulex >



Read about Gorse in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Ulex (ancient Latin name of this or a similar plant). Leguminosae. Furze. Gorse. Whin. Ornamental woody plants grown for their handsome yellow flowers and evergreen appearance.

Spiny shrubs: lvs. mostly scale-like, only vigorous shoots near the ground bearing fully developed lvs.: fls. papilionaceous, axillary at the end of the branchlets; calyx 2-lipped, divided nearly to the base; standard ovate, wings and keel obtuse; stamens alternately longer and shorter: pods small, ovoid, few-seeded; seeds strophiolate.—About 20 species in W. and S. Eu. and in N. Afr. Closely allied to Cytisus and chiefly distinguished by the deeply 2-lobed calyx. The fls. yield a yellow dye. Sometimes cult. as a winter fodder plant, in Eu., the green sprigs of one year's growth being eaten.

The furzes are much-branched shrubs with dark green spiny branches, usually almost leafless, and with showy yellow papilionaceous flowers which are axillary and often crowded at the ends of the branches. They are not hardy North, but under protection they survive the winters in New England. They are valuable as sand-binders for covering dry sandy banks and are also well suited for seaside planting. On account of their dark green branches they have the appearance of evergreen plants and they are very showy when covered with their yellow flowers. They are also sometimes used for low hedges. They prefer sandy or gravelly porous soil and a sunny position; in rich garden soil they grow more rampant, but do not bloom so well. They should be sown where they are to stand, as they do not bear transplanting well, or if this is not feasible, they should be sown singly in small pots and the plants then planted out in their permanent places. Propagation is by seeds sown in spring after the danger from frost has passed: by greenwood cuttings under glass; or by cuttings of nearly mature wood in early summer in a coldframe under glass, forming roots the following spring. Varieties and rarer kinds are sometimes grafted in spring in the greenhouse on U. europaeus. CH


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Species

Specieswp
Ulex argenteus
Ulex boivinii
Ulex borgiae
Ulex cantabricus
Ulex densus
Ulex europaeus - Common Gorse
Ulex gallii - Western Gorse or Western Furze
Ulex genistoides
Ulex micranthus
Ulex minor - Dwarf Furze or Dwarf Gorse
Ulex parviflorus

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