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common broom [2] | Plant Finder | Fill My Garden

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common broom [2]

Cytisus scoparius f. andreanus

Drought Resistant

Genus: Cytisus
Family: Fabaceae

About this plant

C. scoparius f. andreanus is a vigorous small deciduous shrub with small leaves and dark green shoots. Flowers with deep brownish-red wing petals and red veins on the yellow standard, opening in late spring

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

West FacingEast 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 young, 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 and waterlogging

Garden Uses

Uses

Flower BordersHedging ScreensGround Cover

Planting Places

Outdoor

Season of Interest

SpringSummer

Size & Characteristics

Height

1-1.5 Metres

Spread

1-1.5 Metres

Habit

Bushy

Time to Full Height

Ten To Twenty Years