trefle.io · Taken May 3, 2022 by Zafer Yavuz (cc-by-sa)
Fabaceae
Spiny broom
Calicotome villosa
Also known as Genista anglica, Petty whin, Needle furze, Calicotome cretica
Native Plants · Trees & Shrubs · Mediterranean Shrub · Spiny Broom · Drought Tolerant · Yellow Flowers · Calicotome · Wildlife Garden · Bee Friendly · Butterfly Garden · Dry Garden
Spiny broom is a tough, drought-adapted Mediterranean shrub that produces an abundance of bright yellow pea-like flowers in spring, making it an excellent choice for dry, sunny borders and wildlife gardens. It thrives in poor, well-drained soils and requires little supplemental watering once established. Prune lightly after flowering to maintain shape, but avoid cutting back hard into old wood.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 7 hours
- Watering
- Water sparingly; allow soil to dry out almost completely between waterings once established · Every 14-21 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6.5–7
- Temperature
- -20°F to 85°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Cutting
Hardiness
USDA 5a-10b
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
- Albania, Algeria, Corse, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., Greece, Italy, Kriti, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Portugal, Sardegna, Sicilia, Spain, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-In-Europe
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle
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