Cytisus scoparius SEEDS

Cytisus scoparius seeds grow into the common broom or Scotch broom a vigorous, deciduous broom native to the temperate biome of western and central Europe, from Ireland, Britain and Scandinavia south through the Atlantic coast, the Low Countries, France and Germany to the Iberian Peninsula and the Mediterranean mountains. Described by (L.) Link. The epithet scoparius means ‘like a broom’ (from Latin scopa = a broom or brush), reflecting the ancient use of the bunched, flexible green stems as a brush for sweeping the origin of the English word ‘broom’ for the plant. One of the most spectacularly floriferous spring shrubs in the European flora: the dense, erect, angled, photosynthetic green stems are completely hidden under masses of large, brilliant golden-yellow pea flowers in AprilMay. Nitrogen-fixing. Widely naturalised globally. Family Fabaceae.

Full sun; very well-drained, poor soils; drought-tolerant; cold-hardy; adaptable to acid and sandy soils. Do not fertilise. Excellent drought-tolerant, nitrogen-fixing ornamental.

• ‘Scoparius’ = like a broom (stems used as broom-brushes; origin of the English word ‘broom’); (L.) Link
• Massive brilliant golden-yellow spring display; photosynthetic angled green stems; nitrogen-fixing; widely naturalised
• W. & C. Europe (Ireland to Mediterranean mountains) temperate biome; widely naturalised globally
• Genus Cytisus: ~50 species; Europe and Mediterranean; Family Fabaceae (Faboideae); Order Fabales
• Full sun; poor acid sandy soils; drought-tolerant; cold-hardy; nitrogen-fixing; Family Fabaceae

Cytisus scoparius the common broom gave the English language the word ‘broom’ itself, its bunched flexible stems having swept floors across northern Europe since the Middle Ages; in spring its green stems disappear entirely under one of the most brilliant golden-yellow flowering displays of any European native shrub, and its nitrogen-fixing roots help establish on the poorest, most exhausted soils.

IMPORTANT: Pictures show the adult plant, which is not for sale. The offer is only for seeds.