Tuesday, 22 March 2016

Genista pilosa 'Vancouver Gold'


  • Common Name - gold flash broom
  • Botanical Name - Genista pilosa 'Vancouver Gold'
  • Family - Fabaceae
  • Bud - alternate
  • Stem/Bark - green
  • Leaf - simple, oblanceolate shape, acute apex, acute base, entire margins
  • Flower - raceme inflorescence, yellow. showy, April
  • Fruit - legume, June
  • Habit - horizontal, dense, spreading
  • Form - creeping/mat like, mounded
  • Size -  0.2 - 0.4 m
  • Culture - full sun, well drained soil
  • Use - mass planting, rock garden, spring interest

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