Ornamental shrub used for banks, edges, rockery and to stop erosion. Honey production. This shrub is often present in the Mediterranean Garrigues.
Evergreen shrub 2-5 m with typical yellow pea-like flowers. The branches are hollow and it has oval-shaped leaves. The fruit is an inflated bladdery pod which dries to a papery texture.
It prefers poor, stony and dry soils.
Place the seeds in boiling water at 90º for 5 seconds and immediately after transfer to running water with ice cubes in it. Soak for 24h and then proceed to the sowing maintaining temperatures of 15ºC night/25ºC day until the germination is completed.
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Attracts Wildlife | Bees, Butterflies |
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Average germination (%) | 70 |
Climate Zone | Mediterranean, Temperate areas |
Flower colour | Yellow |
Foliage | Deciduous |
Hardiness | Drought resistant, Hardy (tolerates temperatures down to -5ºC) |
Plant use | Cottage garden, Erosion control, Essential Oil, Hedge, Honey producing plant, Low maintenance garden, Medicinal, Restoration, Singular, Urban garden, Wild garden |
Seeds per gram | 55 |
Soil - Moisture | Dry |
Soil - Ph | Alkaline |
Soil - Type | Poor, Stony |
Sunlight - Exposure | Partial shade, Sun |
Watering | Moderate |