Scientific Name:
Genista lydia
Pronunciation:
jih-NIS-tuh LID-ee-uh
Common Name:
lydia genista
Family Name:
Fabaceae
Plant Type:
Ground cover
Key ID Features:
Stems gray-green, prickle-tipped; leaves alternate, linear (some elliptic), most 6-11mm long x 1-2mm wide, bright-green in spring, turning gray-green, locally deciduous; flowers yellow, 'pea' shaped in short racemes, May-June.
Habit:
Arching, Dense, Spreading
Form:
Creeping / Mat-like
Texture:
Fine
Mature Height:
0.2 - 0.4m
Mature Spread:
0.6 - 1.0m
Growth Rate:
Moderate
Origin:
Europe (Turkey)
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 7: (-18 to -12 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun, Part sun/part shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Well-drained
Water Use:
Low, Winter dry, Summer dry
Landscape Uses:
Filler, Ground cover, Group or mass planting, Mixed shrub border, Rock garden, Spring interest
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Prickly
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Colour in Summer:
Bluish, Green
Colour in Fall:
Bluish, Green
Shapes:
Elliptic, Linear
Apices:
Acute
Bases:
Cuneate
Margins:
Entire
Inflorescence Type:
Raceme
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
5
Corolla Shape:
Bilabiate
Ovary Position:
Superior
Colour (petals):
Showy, Yellow
Flower Scent:
None
Flower Time at Peak:
May, Jun
Fruit Type:
Legume
Fruit Colour:
Black
Fruiting Time:
Aug
Additional Info:
Not showy,
Bark Morphology:
Prominent lenticels, Lightly fissured, Multi-stem trunk
Bark or Stem Colour:
Grey, Green
Organ Modifications:
Root nodules (N-fixing), Runners (or stolons)
Propagation:
Seed, Greenwood cuttings, Softwood cuttings
Maintenance:
Low
Pest Susceptibility:
Dieback, Scale insects (Drought tolerant)
Course(s):
- not used (on campus)
Location(s):
- (MCC) Main Campus Courtyard : 686
- (WLG) WoodLand Garden