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broom 'Windlesham Ruby'

Cytisus × boskoopii 'Windlesham Ruby'

Drought Resistant

Genus: Cytisus
Family: Fabaceae

About this plant

A rounded, bushy, deciduous shrub with tiny leaves and slender, arching shoots that remain green in winter. Rich, pinky-red, flowers smother the shoots in late spring and early summer

Growing Information

Height

1-1.5 Metres

Spread

1-1.5 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

ShelteredExposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Best grown in well-drained, poor, acid soils in full sun. Tolerant of lime but may become chlorotic on shallow chalk soils. Plant when small, brooms resent transplanting

Pruning

Pruning group 3 but do not cut into old wood

Propagation

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

Pests

Broom gall mites may be a problem

Diseases

May be affected by honey fungus

Garden Uses

Uses

Flower BordersGround CoverHedging Screens

Planting Places

Outdoor

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumnWinter

Size & Characteristics

Height

1-1.5 Metres

Spread

1-1.5 Metres

Habit

Bushy

Time to Full Height

Ten To Twenty Years