Broom Shrubs
£25.00
Details:
Broom with its gorgeous butter yellow fragrant pea-like flowers and slender green shoots give much pleasure and brighten up our lives in late spring and early summer.
An upright growth reaching a height of 1 to 1.5metres with long arching stems with ovate deciduous 3 palmate green foliage.
 Attracts | Bees, Wildlife |
|---|---|
 Blossom Colour | Yellow |
 Flowering Period | Jun, May |
 Habit (Shape) | Hedging |
 Hardiness | Hardy (Cold winter) |
 Height (when grown) | 2-3m |
 Leaf Colour | Green |
 Lighting | Full Sun |
 Position | Exposed, Sheltered, Some Protection |
 Soil Type | Acidic, Chalky / Alkaline, Clay, Most soils, Well-drained |
Description
Broom with its gorgeous butter yellow fragrant pea-like flowers and slender green shoots give much pleasure and brighten up our lives in late spring and early summer.
An upright growth reaching a height of 1 to 1.5metres with long arching stems with ovate deciduous 3 palmate green foliage.
They are well-suited to shrubberies, mixed borders and small gardens. A useful plant, it is drought resistant and thrives on poor acid soil, avoid planting on shallow chalk soils. Prune back about half their length after flowering to maintain a good shape. Broom resent transplanting so plant in a chosen spot.
Cultivation: City, country, coastal gardens
Soil: Most well-drained soils, including poor acid soil. Avoid chalk soils
Position: Full sun, south or west facing, some protection from cold drying winds
Foliage: Deciduous
Flowering: Pea-like fragrant yellow flowers in late spring/early summer
Habit: Upright, arching stems
Hardiness: Fully hardy
Growth: Average
Benefits to Wildlife: Yes
Height & Spread in Maturity: 1-1.5m x 1-1.5m
