trefle.io · Taken Jun 17, 2019 by Jeanine Vialatte (cc-by-sa)
Fabaceae
Hairy greenweed
Genista pilosa
Also known as Genista pilosa, Silkyleaf woadwaxen, Hairy woodwaxen, Cytisus pilosus
Native Plants · Greenweed · Shrub · Yellow Flowers · Coastal · Sandy Soil · European Native · Pollinator · Ground Cover · Spring Blooming · Low-Maintenance
Hairy greenweed is a low, spreading deciduous shrub that produces bright yellow pea-like flowers in spring and early summer, making it excellent for banks, slopes, and coastal gardens. It thrives in poor, sandy, or acidic soils with good drainage and tolerates exposed, windy conditions once established. Minimal pruning after flowering helps maintain a tidy shape without sacrificing next year's blooms.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Water sparingly; soil should be allowed to dry out between waterings · Every 10-14 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Cycle
- Perennial
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Spacing
- 24 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Flowers
- No
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Albania, Austria, Baltic States, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Italy, Krym, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Spain, Switzerland, Yugoslavia
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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