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Cytisus scoparius, Link (Sarothamnus scoparius, Wimm. Spartium scoparium, Linn.). Scotch Broom. Shrub, to 10 ft., with erect, slender branches: Lvs. short- petioled, 1-3-foliolate; lfts. obovate or oblanceolate, sparingly appressed-pubescent, ¼-½ in long: fls. usually solitary, ¾ in. long; calyx and pedicels nearly glabrous: pod brownish black, glabrous, villous only at the margin. May, June. Cent. and S. Eu. G. 25:169.— The tops are used for their sedative and diuretic properties. In Germany the fls. also are used medicinally. Var. Andreanus, Dipp. (Genista Andreana, Puissant).
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''Cytisus scoparius'' Link (syn. ''Sarothamnus scoparius'' Wimm. ''Spartium scoparium'' L.). Common Broom. Shrub, to 3 m, with erect, slender branches: Lvs. short- petioled, 1-3-foliolate; lfts. obovate or oblanceolate, sparingly appressed-pubescent, 5-15 mm long: fls. usually solitary, 2 cm long; calyx and pedicels nearly glabrous: pod brownish black, glabrous, villous only at the margin. May, June. Central and western Europe. The tops are used for their sedative and diuretic properties. In Germany the fls. also are used medicinally.
  
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Fls. yellow with dark crimson wings. R.H. 1886:373. Gt. 40:1342. R.B.19:129. J.H. IIL 32:462.—A beautiful and striking variety. Var. albus, Loud. (var. pallidus, Hort. var. ochroleucus, Zabel., var. sulphureus, Arb. Kew). With yellowish white or pale yellow fls. Gn. 61, p. -299; 65, p. 375. G.M. 44:580. Var. pendulus, Arb. Kew (C. grandiflorus, Hort., not DC. C. cantabricus,  Hort., not Willd.). With  slender pendulous branches. There is also a variety with double fls.—All the vars. are more tender than the type. The Scotch broom, C. scoparius, has become established in this country, as a naturalized plant, in waste places from Nova Scotia to Va.; and it is also reported from Vancouver Isl. It is also recommended by landscape gardeners for covering raw and broken places. Its yellow fls. and nearly bare sts. make a unique combination in the American landscape. Even when it kills to the ground in winter, it throws up its sts. again in the spring.
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Var. ''andreanus'' Dipp. (''Genista andreana'' Puissant). Fls. yellow with dark crimson wings. A beautiful and striking variety. Var. ''albus'' Loud. (var. ''pallidus'' Hort., var. ''ochroleucus'' Zabel., var. ''sulphureus'' Arb. Kew). With yellowish white or pale yellow fls. Var. ''pendulus'' Arb. Kew (''C. grandiflorus'' Hort., not DC.; ''C. cantabricus'' Hort., not Willd.). With  slender pendulous branches. There is also a variety with double fls.—All the vars. are more tender than the type. It is also recommended by landscape gardeners for covering raw and broken places. Its yellow fls. and nearly bare stems make a unique combination in the landscape. Even when it kills to the ground in winter, it throws up its stems again in the spring.
  
 
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==References==
 
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*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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<!--- xxxxx  *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432  -->
 
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Plant Characteristics
Lifespan: ⌛ 10-30 years"10-30 years" is not in the list (perennial, annual, biennial, unknown) of allowed values for the "Lifespan" property.
Origin: ✈ W Europe
Poisonous: ☠ All parts poisonous
Cultivation
Exposure: ☼ full sun"full sun" is not in the list (sun, part-sun, shade, unknown) of allowed values for the "Exposure" property.
Water: ◍ low"low" is not in the list (wet, moist, moderate, dry, less when dormant) of allowed values for the "Water" property.
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Read about Cytisus scoparius in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Cytisus scoparius Link (syn. Sarothamnus scoparius Wimm. Spartium scoparium L.). Common Broom. Shrub, to 3 m, with erect, slender branches: Lvs. short- petioled, 1-3-foliolate; lfts. obovate or oblanceolate, sparingly appressed-pubescent, 5-15 mm long: fls. usually solitary, 2 cm long; calyx and pedicels nearly glabrous: pod brownish black, glabrous, villous only at the margin. May, June. Central and western Europe. The tops are used for their sedative and diuretic properties. In Germany the fls. also are used medicinally.

Var. andreanus Dipp. (Genista andreana Puissant). Fls. yellow with dark crimson wings. A beautiful and striking variety. Var. albus Loud. (var. pallidus Hort., var. ochroleucus Zabel., var. sulphureus Arb. Kew). With yellowish white or pale yellow fls. Var. pendulus Arb. Kew (C. grandiflorus Hort., not DC.; C. cantabricus Hort., not Willd.). With slender pendulous branches. There is also a variety with double fls.—All the vars. are more tender than the type. It is also recommended by landscape gardeners for covering raw and broken places. Its yellow fls. and nearly bare stems make a unique combination in the landscape. Even when it kills to the ground in winter, it throws up its stems again in the spring.

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