Scientific Name: Cytisus x praecox
Common Name: Warminster broom
Family Name: Fabaceae
Origin: Garden origin
Hardiness Zone: Zone 6: (-23 to -18 °C)
Plant Type: Broadleaf evergreen
Mature Size: 0.7 - 1.3m x 1.0 - 1.5m (height x width)
Habit: Arching, Spreading, Upright
Form: Oval - horizontal
Texture: Medium - fine
Landscape Uses: Mixed shrub border, Spring interest
Exposure: Full sun
Soil or Media: Well-drained
Leaves: Simple, Alternate, Leathery, Pubescent, Obovate, Entire
Flowers: Flowers clustered, Yellow, May-Jun
Fruit: Legume, Black, Aug-Sep
Key ID Features:
Branches green; leaves laternate, elliptic-obovate, 5-12mm long x 3-6mm wide, pubescent; flowers yellow, May-Jun.