Propagate by seed sown in containers in a cold frame in fall or spring.Great for beds and borders, wall-side borders, coastal gardens, Mediterranean gardens.Easily grown in poor, well-drained soils in full sun.tall and wide (180-300 cm) but it is best kept compact. Recipient of the prestigious Award of Garden Merit of the Royal Horticultural Society.Forming a cheerful bush, this tough and showy Mediterranean native thrives on neglect and is particularly useful in poor, well-drained soils in exposed, sunny sites. It is however considered in several US states (such as California, Oregon, Hawaii) as a noxious weed because of its prolific seed production and aggressive replacement of native plants. They are borne on flexible, erect, almost leafless, green broom-like stems and are followed by flat green seed pods. Considerable photosynthesis occurs in the young green stems.Filling the summer air with its terrific honey-vanilla scent, award-winner Spartium junceum (Spanish Broom) is a vigorous, medium-sized shrub which produces masses of large, bright yellow pea-like flowers, 1 in. Stem: Stem Color: Green Stem Is Aromatic: No Stem Cross Section: Round Stem Form: Zig Zags Stem Description: Young stems are rush-like, bright green and basically leafless.Leaves to 1 inch long are bright green, small in size, quite sparse in number and ephemeral (each leaf lasts about 4 months). Leaves: Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics: Deciduous Leaf Color: Green Leaf Type: Simple Leaf Shape: Lanceolate Linear Leaf Margin: Entire Hairs Present: No Leaf Length: Flowers to 1 inch long are pea-shaped and bloom from July to frost. Flowers: Flower Color: Gold/Yellow Flower Inflorescence: Raceme Flower Value To Gardener: Fragrant Showy Flower Bloom Time: Fall Summer Flower Shape: Radial Flower Size: Fruit: Fruit Color: Black Fruit Value To Gardener: Showy Display/Harvest Time: Winter Fruit Type: Legume Fruit Length: 1-3 inches Fruit Description: Flowers are followed by flat seed pods (each to 3 inches long).Cultural Conditions: Light: Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day) Soil Texture: Clay High Organic Matter Loam (Silt) Shallow Rocky Soil Drainage: Moist Occasionally Dry NC Region: Coastal USDA Plant Hardiness Zone: 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b, 10a, 10b.Whole Plant Traits: Plant Type: Shrub Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics: Deciduous Habit/Form: Broad Erect Multi-stemmed Rounded Growth Rate: Rapid Maintenance: High Medium.Particularly Resistant To (Insects/Diseases/Other Problems): drought and salt tolerant Dimensions: Height: 5 ft. Life Cycle: Perennial Recommended Propagation Strategy: Seed Country Or Region Of Origin: Southwestern Europe, Mediterranean, and the Azores. Should be used with caution since large doses are likely to upset the stomach and cause purging. Attributes: Genus: Spartium Species: junceum Family: Fabaceae Uses (Ethnobotany): Has been used as a potent diuretic.Tags: #showy flowers #deciduous #drought tolerant #shrub #high maintenance #erosion control #aggressive #flowering shrub #perennial ![]() ![]() See this plant in the following landscape: Cultivars / Varieties: It is aggressive due to self-seeding and has been known to escape gardens and naturalize. Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: No known insect or disease problems. In late summer, seed pods mature and burst open, often with an audible crack, spreading seed from the parent plant. When the leaves fall away In late spring, summer shoots are covered in profuse fragrant yellow pea-like flowers. It is primarily grown for its bright yellow flowers and cylindrical green stems with flowers appearing in showy racemes. Spanish Broom is typically found in dry areas, open woodlands, disturbed sites, and along roads in the Mediterranean area. It has good drought tolerance as well as a tolerance for seaside exposure and can grow in poor rocky soils where it has been applied as a riverbank cover. Often grown as an ornamental because of its flowers, it is winter hardy and can be grown in average, dry to medium, well-drained soils in full sun. ![]() Spanish Broom, is a deciduous, flowering, perennial, shrub, multi-stemmed and sparsely-leaved, growing to 10 feet in height and width. Phonetic Spelling SPAR-tee-um JUN-kee-um Description
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