SPARTIUM junceum

Spanish broom, rush broom

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SPARTIUM junceum

Spanish broom, rush broom

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  • Maintenance advice : After the flowering, you can remove about 3/4 or 2/3 of the length of the shoots to harmonise its shape, keep it compact and remove its fruits in pods which are causing tiredness.
  • Botanical/Horticultural origin : Mediterranean region
  • Use group : Sträucher
  • Height at 10 years : 3 m
  • Width at 10 years : 3 m
  • Growth : Fast
  • Fragrance : Yes
  • Exposure : Full sun
  • Evergreen/Deciduous : Deciduous
  • Shape : rigid, upright
  • Colour of leaves : Green
  • Colour of flowers : Yellow
  • Soil type : Dry soil
  • Uses : Free standing specimen
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Mediterranean plant that is fast-growing and easy to grow. From May to September, but especially between June and August, it bears numerous terminal clusters with 2 cm diameter yellow flowers. They have a sweet and strong perfume. It bears fruits in downy pods of 5 to 10 cm long in summer. Its flexible and cylindrical branches are green all year round and looks like rushes. They bear a few small, narrow, dark grey-green leaves. Large and dense shrub with strong, rigid and upright branches.