How to tend a Cytisus scoparius
Also known as: Sarothamnus scoparius subsp. scoparius , Spartium scoparium L., Sarothamnus vulgaris Wimm., Sarothamnus scoparius (L.) Wimm. ex W.D.J.Koch, Corema scoparium (L.) Bercht. & J.Presl, Cytisogenista scoparia (L.) Rothm., Genista scoparia (L.) Lam., Genista vulgaris Gray, Genista scoparia var. vulgaris Rouy, Sarothamnus vulgaris var. scoparius (L.) Timb.-Lagr.
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Watering only when soil is dry, water thoroughly
Sunlight
Like sunshine, put in sunny places
Soil
Peat or soil with specific nutrients
Fertilizer
Top-dressing once after dormancy in winter and blossom season in spring, apply small amount in other time
Pruning
Remove dead and diseased branches timely
About this plant
- Origin
- China
- Category
- Leguminosae, Cytisus
- Size
- Diameter ⥠10 cm, height 15-18 cm
- Blooming period
- Flowering period April-May
- Flower colors
- orange yellow, red, purple red
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