trefle.io · Taken Aug 17, 2021 by jean renaudin (cc-by-sa)
Fabaceae
Dwarf furze
Ulex minor
Also known as Ulex nanus var. lusitanicus, Ulex minor var. lusitanicus, Ulex nanus f. remotus, Ulex autumnalis
Native Plants · Trees & Shrubs · Gorse · Heathland · Shrub · Yellow Flowers · Fabaceae · Acidic Soil · Evergreen · Spiny · Wildlife Habitat · Atlantic
Dwarf furze is a compact, spiny evergreen shrub native to Atlantic heathlands, prized for its vivid yellow pea-flowers that appear in late summer and autumn. It thrives in poor, acidic, well-drained soils with full sun and requires very little supplemental watering once established. Avoid rich soils and overwatering, which can weaken the plant.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Water sparingly; tolerates dry conditions and only needs supplemental water during prolonged drought · Every 14-21 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 4–4.5
- Temperature
- -20°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 3a-11b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 10 ft
- Spread
- 3 ft
- Spacing
- 24 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Deep
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Azores, Crozet Is., France, Great Britain, Madeira, New Zealand North, Portugal, Spain
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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