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Sweet Broom, Easter Broom (Cytisus x spachianus)
- Plant Feed. Not necessary.
- Watering. Allow soil to dry between thorough waterings.
- Soil. Tolerates a wide range of soils.
- Basic Care Summary. Monitor the plant the first year for signs of water stress. Extremely vigorous and drought tolerant once established. Thrives in dry, hot locations.
- How do you plant broom plants?
- Can you keep sweet broom small?
- How long do broom plants live?
- How do you take care of a sweet broom?
- Does broom need full sun?
- Is sweet broom plant poisonous to dogs?
- What is sweet broom good for?
- Why is my sweet broom not blooming?
- How do you prune a broom shrub?
- Where do broom bushes grow?
- Why is Scotch broom bad?
- When should I cut back my broom?
How do you plant broom plants?
Establish in well-drained loam or poor soil (clay, sand, or loam). Acidic soil is best. Cytisus dislikes alkaline/chalky soils and Genista tolerates lime more easily. Sweet broom can thrive in poor soil, through drought and neglect, and can even fix the nitrogen in the soil with fibrous, fast-growing stabilizing roots.
Can you keep sweet broom small?
Trim the plant in late fall, late winter or before flower buds have formed if you want to keep the size down without diminishing blooms.
How long do broom plants live?
Other coloured varieties are best grown from semi-ripe cuttings in mid summer. Cytisus 'Porlock' is a much more vigorous evergreen grower although its life span may only be 10 years or so. It flowers profusely in the spring with clear yellow fragrant flowers and can readily grow to 10ft or so in maturity.
How do you take care of a sweet broom?
Once established, needs only occasional watering. Adapts to a wide range of soil and moisture conditions; thrives in poor, infertile soil. Water regularly during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system; tolerates drought and heat when established.
Does broom need full sun?
Broom is a deciduous plant. It blooms its vivid yellow in late spring. It prefers to be planted in full sun but will tolerate a little shade and can be used to provide texture and height in a flower border.
Is sweet broom plant poisonous to dogs?
The Scotch broom (Cytisus scoparius), is an invasive shrub with striking yellow flowers. This plant contains toxic alkaloids that can have an adverse effect on your pet's heart and central nervous system. Protect yourself and your pet.
What is sweet broom good for?
It is considered a weed in many areas but used as medicinal herb for a wide range of uses including treatment for digestive problems, pulmonary conditions, fever, skin disorders, hypertension, hemorrhoids, diarrhea, dysentery, insect bites, anemia, albuminuria, diabetes, herpes, etc.
Why is my sweet broom not blooming?
Pruning Needs: Yearly, when flowering ceases in late spring. Water Needs: Low water needs once established. Description: Sweet broom is a large, fast-growing, and easy-to-like bush. ... Pruning later in the year may interfere with blooming and not pruning at all may lead to a permanently scraggly, unkempt growth habit.
How do you prune a broom shrub?
Pruning Broom
Varieties that flower on last year's growth should ideally be cut back by two-thirds. Varieties that flower on this year's growth should be pruned in early spring. Cytisus battandieri should be pruned more like a woody shrub by removing any dead, damaged or disruptive shoots after flowering.
Where do broom bushes grow?
Brooms are a group of evergreen, semi-evergreen, and deciduous shrubs. All the brooms and their relatives (including Laburnum and Ulex) grow in Europe, north Africa and southwest Asia. The greatest diversity one can find in the Mediterranean region.
Why is Scotch broom bad?
Impacts: Scotch broom is widespread across Thurston County's open areas, especially areas with recent soil disturbance. Scotch broom will displace native vegetation and beneficial plants causing loss of grassland and open forest habitat. The seeds and other plant parts are toxic to humans, horses and other livestock.
When should I cut back my broom?
Cut back broom when it has finished flowering, shortening the shoots that have flowered to within 5cm/2in of the old wood. Do not cut into this older wood. It will not sprout new growth. Dead-head lilacs and trim back Clematis montana if it is getting too greedy of space.
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