Coronilla valentina subsp. glauca
Shrubby scorpion vetch
Also known as Coronilla glauca
- Height × spread
- 1.5m × 1.5m
- Position
- Full sun
- Hardiness
- Average winter to - 10C (RHS H4)
- Flowers
- Winter, Spring, Summer
Availability
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About this plant
This small shrub has grey-green foliage and stems, and pretty yellow pea-like flowers during spring. There are a few flowers later on in the summer. The plant is rather tender and should generally be treated as a wall shrub. It is best grown with wall protection and it is very good for growing in a conservatory where the plant is happy to flower in winter. The flowers are fragrant in the day but bear no scent after dark. The scent has been likened to that of peaches.
- Flower colour
- Yellow
- Foliage colour
- Green, Grey
- Variegated
- No
- Scent
- Yes, fruity-peach
- Shape
- Round
- Height
- 1.5m
- Spread
- 1.5m
- Season of interest
- Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter
- Flowers in
- Winter, Spring, Summer
- Evergreen
- Evergreen
- Garden style
- Winter garden, Scented garden, Mediterranean garden, Conservatory
- Sun or shade
- Likes full sun
- Soil type
- Loam (normal), Sandy soil
- Soil pH
- All types
- Drainage
- Well drained soil, Drought resistant
- Hardiness
- Average winter to - 10C (RHS H4)
- Borders & containers
- Borders and containers
- Use for
- Wall cover, Structural
- Walls
- South, West facing
- Hazards
- No
- Pet safe
- Yes – listed in our pet-safe plants
Spring
Spring - late · Outdoors
Feed with slow release fertiliser
Apply a general purpose slow release fertiliser, spreading it around the root area of the plant as it is coming into growth. (Or apply a liquid feed at regular intervals throughout the growing season.)
This is a simple way to provide a nutrient boost as a single annual procedure.
Spring-Autumn · Outdoors
Water during dry periods
For plants in the ground, when there has been little or no rain for a period of 7-10 days and the soil is dry, give it a deep watering and repeat weekly until there is a downpour of rain. Check plants in pots more frequently, especially in hot weather.
Spring - early · Planting
Prune annually or for renovation
Prune annually to remove dead or damaged growth and misplaced branches. Occasionally to renovate the plant, replace annual pruning by more drastic renovation pruning where the shrub is taken back to a cluster of stems 30cm - 45cm above the ground.
Planting & general
Outdoor planting · Planting
Add root growth stimulant to the planting hole
Mycorrhizal fungi helps roots establish quickly, so they absorb water and nutrients more efficiently. It comes as a powder, granule or gel. Add to the planting hole or container, and to the plant's rootball before planting in the hole. For "bareroot" plants use a gel.