Scientific Name:
Cytisus
x
praecox
Pronunciation:
SIT-uh-siss ex PREE-kocks
Common Name:
Warminster broom
Family Name:
Fabaceae
Plant Type:
Broadleaf evergreen
Key ID Features:
Branches green; leaves elliptic-obovate, pubescent, up to 1cm long.
Habit:
Arching, Spreading, Upright
Form:
Oval - horizontal
Texture:
Medium - fine
Mature Height:
0.7 - 1.3m
Mature Spread:
1.0 - 1.5m
Origin:
Garden origin (C. multiflorus x C. purgans 'Allgold')
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 6: (-23 to -18 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun
Soil/Growing Medium:
Landscape Uses:
Mixed shrub border, Spring interest
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Leathery
Surfaces:
Pubescent
Shapes:
Obovate
Apices:
Rounded
Bases:
Cuneate
Margins:
Entire
Inflorescence Type:
Flowers clustered, Floriferous
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
5
Corolla Shape:
Bilabiate
Ovary Position:
Superior
Colour (petals):
Showy, Yellow (Pale Yellow FLowers)
Flower Time at Peak:
May, Jun
Fruit Type:
Legume
Fruit Colour:
Black
Fruiting Time:
Aug, Sep
Bark or Stem Colour:
Organ Modifications:
Root nodules (N-fixing)
Pest Susceptibility:
(Pest resistant, Disease resistant, Deer resistant, Rabbit resistant, Drought tolerant)
