Thorny shrub for rockery, banks, landscaping, defensive and low hedges. Medicinal properties.
Deciduous of 2.5m with yellow flowers butterfly-like. Instead of leaves it has thorns. The fruit is a pod filled with seeds.
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Flowering |
Average germination (%) | 70 |
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Climate Zone | Temperate areas, Temperate maritime |
Flower colour | Yellow |
Foliage | Deciduous |
Fragrant | Flower |
Germination (in days) | 15-20 |
Hardiness | Hardy (tolerates temperatures down to -5ºC), No drought resistant |
Plant use | Barrier hedge, Gardening, Low hedge, Medicinal, Restoration, Rock garden |
Seeds per gram | 200 |
Soil - Moisture | Dry |
Soil - Ph | Acid |
Place the seeds in bowling water at 90ºC for 10 seconds and immediately after transfer to running water with ice cubes in it. Soak for 24h and then proceed to the direct sowing.
Prefers poor, dry soils and without lime. It does not tolerate floodings.
Used as a fertiliser, firewood and to make coal. Its medicinal properties are used to treats asthma, headaches. It raises cardiac pace and fights liver disease. It is not recommended for domestic use.