trefle.io · Taken Apr 2, 2021 by Guy MOLL (cc-by-sa)
Fabaceae
Spanish broom
Genista hispanica
Also known as Ulex hispanicus, Lissera hispanica, Spartium, Rush broom
Native Plants · Trees & Shrubs · Broom · Yellow Flowers · Drought Tolerant · Mediterranean · Shrub · Pollinators · Rocky Soil · Low Maintenance · Flowering Shrub · Spanish
Spanish broom is a tough, low-maintenance shrub that thrives in well-drained, poor soils and full sun to partial shade. Once established it is quite drought tolerant and produces a profusion of bright yellow pea-like flowers in late spring. Prune lightly after flowering to maintain a tidy shape and encourage bushier growth.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Water sparingly once established; allow soil to dry between waterings · Every 10-14 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6–7.5
- Temperature
- -20°F to 90°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Division
Hardiness
USDA 4a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 48 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- France, Spain
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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