Cytisus scoparius
Lifespan: | ⌛ | 10-30 years"10-30 years" is not in the list (perennial, annual, biennial, unknown) of allowed values for the "Lifespan" property. |
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Origin: | ✈ | W Europe |
Poisonous: | ☠ | All parts poisonous |
Exposure: | ☼ | full sun"full sun" is not in the list (sun, part-sun, shade, unknown) of allowed values for the "Exposure" property. |
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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
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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. 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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