Common Scotch Broom
Formats
Ornamental shrub used in gardens and for landscaping restoration. Medicinal properties. Very showy and dense blooming. Its wood is used to make furniture, tools and in building trade. It has stimulating, diuretic properties. In Galicia (Spain) branches of this broom are placed on the entrance door of the houses to chase witches away.
Yellow flowering. Compact shrub. 2m tall. Prefers limestone, cool and deep soils.
Place the seeds in boiling water 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/30ºC day until the germination is completed.
Use
Erosion control, Low maintenance garden, Gardening, Timber, Medicinal, Honey producing plant, Landscaping, Restoration, Hedge, Game-covers
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Flowering
| Flower colour | Yellow |
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| Flowering period | Spring |
Foliage
| Foliage persistence | Deciduous |
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Botanical information
| Common name | CYTISUS SCOPARIUS - Common Scotch Broom |
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When to plant?
| Sowing period | Spring, Autumn |
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| Average germination (%) | 70 |
| Seeds per gram | 125 |
Where to plant?
| Type of use | Erosion control, Low maintenance garden, Gardening, Timber, Medicinal, Honey producing plant, Landscaping, Restoration, Hedge, Game-covers |
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| Soil pH | Acid |
| Soil type | Sand |
| Hardiness | Drought resistant, Hardy |
| Climate zone | Mediterranean, Temperate areas |
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