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Crownvetch is a shrub used in a garden for edges, rockery or to form hedges. It is also used in landscaping in critical Mediterranean areas creating semi-arid scrublands. The seeds are toxic but have a type of glycoside that allows regulating and increasing the cardiac tone in cases of cardiac weakness. It is only to be used under medical control.
Perennial, junciform shrub up to 1.5m tall with alternate glaucous leaves and yellow flowers arranged in umbels. The fruit is a legume. It grows in limestone, light and basic soils.
Soak the seeds in cool water for 24 hours before sowing at temperatures of 15ºC night/20ºC day.
Use
Edging, Erosion control, Greenfilter, Low maintenance garden, Gardening, Wild garden, City garden, Coastal garden, Baskets & Containers, Clump, Medicinal, Restoration, Rock garden, Hedge
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Flowering
| Flower colour | Yellow |
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| Flowering period | April, May, June, July, August, September, Spring, Summer, Winter |
Foliage
| Foliage persistence | Evergreen |
|---|---|
| Foliage colour | Glaucous |
Botanical information
| Botanical name | Coronilla juncea |
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| Other attributes | Toxic |
When to plant?
| Sowing period | March, April, May, June, Spring |
|---|---|
| Seeds per gram | 330 |
Where to plant?
| Type of use | Edging, Erosion control, Greenfilter, Low maintenance garden, Gardening, Wild garden, City garden, Coastal garden, Baskets & Containers, Clump, Medicinal, Restoration, Rock garden, Hedge |
|---|---|
| Exposure | Sun |
| Soil pH | Alkaline |
| Soil type | Chalk, Light, Stony |
| Soil moisture | Dry |
| Hardiness | Drought resistant, Hardy (tolerates temperatures down to -5ºC) |
| Climate zone | Mediterranean, Semi-arid, Warm areas |
Care
| Watering | Little |
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