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Argyrocytisus battandieri 'Yellow Tail'

★ RHS AGMFragrant

Genus: Argyrocytisus
Family: Fabaceae

About this plant

A medium-sized deciduous shrub of rounded habit, with leaves composed of three elliptic leaflets, silky when young; light yellow, pineapple-scented flowers in erect racemes up to 17cm long open in late summer

Growing Information

Height

2.5-4 Metres

Spread

2.5-4 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Deciduous

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Soil

ClayLoamSandy

AcidAlkalineNeutral

Not Currently Available

This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Moisture

Well Drained

Aspect

East FacingWest Facing

Exposure

Exposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Best grown in well-drained, poor acid soils in full sun and can be located in an open but not exposed situation. Tolerant of lime but may become chlorotic on shallow chalk soils. Resents transplanting

Pruning

pruning group 1, pruning group 3 or pruning group 13 if wall-trained

Propagation

Semi-ripe cuttings in late summer or early autumn and hardwood cuttings in midwinter

Pests

Generally trouble free

Diseases

Can be susceptible to honey fungus and waterlogging

Garden Uses

Uses

Ground CoverCottage Informal

Planting Places

OutdoorWall Trained

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumn

Size & Characteristics

Height

2.5-4 Metres

Spread

2.5-4 Metres

Habit

Bushy

Time to Full Height

Twenty To Fifty Years