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Spanish gorse | Plant Finder | Fill My Garden

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Spanish gorse

Genista hispanica

Genus: Genista
Family: Fabaceae
Common Names: Spanish furze

About this plant

G. hispanica is a spiny, gorse-like deciduous shrub with green stems and spines and leafy flowering shoots bearing terminal clusters of bright yellow flowers 12mm long in late spring and early summer

Growing Information

Height

0.5-1 Metres

Spread

1-1.5 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Deciduous

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Soil

ClayChalkLoamSandy

AcidAlkaline

Not Currently Available

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

Neutral

Moisture

Well Drained

Aspect

South FacingWest FacingNorth FacingEast Facing

Exposure

ShelteredExposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Grow in poor but well-drained soil in full sun

Pruning

Pruning group 1. Will not tolerate hard pruning. New growth will not rejuvenate from old wood

Propagation

Propagate by seed or semi-hardwood cuttings

Pests

Prone to aphids

Diseases

Generally disease free

Garden Uses

Uses

Cottage InformalFlower BordersGround CoverHedging ScreensWall Side Borders

Planting Places

GreenhouseOutdoorWall Trained

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumn

Size & Characteristics

Height

0.5-1 Metres

Spread

1-1.5 Metres

Habit

Bushy

Time to Full Height

Ten To Twenty Years