Genista hispanica
Spanish gorse, Spanish broom
- Height × spread
- 0.75m × 1.5m
- Position
- Full sun
- Hardiness
- Cold to -15C (RHS H5)
- Flowers
- Spring, Summer
Availability
Generally available in late Spring & early Summer
Many plants are seasonal. Call 01234 567890 to check current stock.
About this plant
This spiny, small shrub has dense clusters of yellow flowers in late spring and early summer. It is an attractive, busy, green shrub at other times with a profusion of branches and has the effect of an evergreen because its branches and stems are green. The flowers are more profuse if the plant is growing in poor soil. In the wild, it naturally grows on warm and dry limestone soils.
- Flower colour
- Yellow
- Foliage colour
- Green
- Stem colour
- Green
- Variegated
- No
- Scent
- Yes, fruity-pineapple
- Shape
- Dome
- Height
- 0.75m
- Spread
- 1.5m
- Season of interest
- Spring, Summer
- Flowers in
- Spring, Summer
- Evergreen
- Deciduous
- Garden style
- Seaside garden, Scented garden, Rock garden, Mediterranean garden, Gravel garden
- Sun or shade
- Likes full sun
- Soil type
- Clay, 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
- Structural, Coloured stems, Bee attraction
- Maintenance
- Easycare – low/no maintenance
- Hazards
- Yes, stems are prickly/thorny
Spring
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.
Spring - early · Planting
Prune new growth
Prune in early spring being careful only to prune wood that has been grown in the previous season of growth. Dead branches and misplaced or awkward branches can be removed in their entirety.
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.
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