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Fabaceae
Western gorse
Ulex gallii
Also known as Dwarf gorse, Needle whin, Western furze, Ulex bonnieri
Native Plants · Trees & Shrubs · Gorse · Western Gorse · Spiny Shrub · Evergreen · Yellow Flowers · Coastal Plant · Heathland · Fabaceae · Wildlife Habitat · Drought Tolerant
Western gorse is a spiny, evergreen shrub native to the Atlantic coasts of Western Europe, valued for its brilliant yellow flowers that bloom in late summer and autumn. It thrives in poor, acidic, well-drained soils and full sun to partial shade, requiring very little maintenance once established. Keep in mind that western gorse is highly flammable and spreads vigorously, so it should be sited carefully and monitored in fire-prone areas.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Minimal supplemental watering once established; tolerates dry and sandy soils well · 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
- 48 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Deep
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- France, Great Britain, Ireland, Spain
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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