Argyrocytisus battandieri
Moroccan broom, Pineapple broom
Also known as Cytisus battandieri
- Height × spread
- 4m × 3m
- Position
- Full sun
- Hardiness
- Cold to -15C (RHS H5)
- Flowers
- Summer
Availability
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About this plant
This is a good shrub with silvery green leaves which are covered by silken hairs. In summer the plant has plentiful, striking, buttercup-yellow flowers, held in semi-upright cones. It's a very summery plant and is often grown as a wall shrub because of its lax habit, though it can be beautiful in an open position. It is more hardy than generally believed and can be grown as a rather round headed tree when it theoretically can reach over 7m (23ft) height.
- Flower colour
- Yellow
- Foliage colour
- Green, Grey
- Stem colour
- Brown, Grey
- Variegated
- No
- Scent
- Yes, fruity-pineapple
- Shape
- Fan
- Height
- 4m
- Spread
- 3m
- Season of interest
- Summer
- Flowers in
- Summer
- Evergreen
- Deciduous
- Garden style
- Small scale garden, Seaside garden, Scented garden, Mediterranean garden
- Sun or shade
- Likes full sun, tolerates part shade
- Soil type
- Clay, Gravelly soil, Loam (normal), Poor soil, Sandy soil
- Soil pH
- All types
- Drainage
- Well drained soil, Dry soil, Drought resistant
- Hardiness
- Cold to -15C (RHS H5)
- Borders & containers
- Borders
- Use for
- Wall cover, Structural, Deer resistant, Bee attraction
- Walls
- South facing
- Hazards
- No
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 in dry periods
Established plants in the ground can cope with 7-10 days of dryness, and shrubs often manage 2 to 3 weeks. Water one section of the garden thoroughly each day rather than a little everywhere. Check plants in pots more often, especially in hot weather.
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.