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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Shrub

Origin

-

Types

-

Number of Varieties

-
0 40000
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Habitat

open Woodlands, sandy seeps

USDA Hardiness Zone

6-8
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

8-6

Sunset Zone

H1, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22

Habit

Spreading

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

90.00 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
0 3900
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Minimum Width

90.00 cm
Rank: 85 (Overall)
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow, Red, Lemon yellow

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Black, Dark Brown, Tan

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Ovate

Thorns

15% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer

Repeat Bloomer

44% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

Tolerances

Salt

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Hardwood Cuttings, Stem Cutting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Do not water excessively, Does not require lot of watering

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought, Dry soil, Pests and diseases, Wet Site

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Semi-Double

Fruits

Showy Fruit

32% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants

Edible Fruit

9% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

54% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

Fragrant Fruit

8% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants

Fragrant Leaf

13% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants

Fragrant Bark/Stem

9% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants

Showy Foliage

54% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants

Showy Bark

12% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants

Foliage Texture

Fine

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

12% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants

Invasive

Sometimes

Self-Sowing

49% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

Attracts

Butterflies

Allergy

Toxic

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Bog Garden

Beauty Benefits

-

Edible Uses

62% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Antirheumatic, Black Dyes, Diuretic

Part of Plant Used

Flowers

Other Uses

Fibre, Repellent, Used as a dye, Used to make baskets, brooms, hats

Used As Indoor Plant

36% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants

Used As Outdoor Plant

All - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

Garden Design

Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

CYTISUS 'Lena'

Common Name

Broom

In Hindi

Broom

In German

Besen

In French

balai

In Spanish

escoba

In Greek

σκούπα

In Portuguese

vassoura

In Polish

miotła

In Latin

iuniperorum

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Fabales

Family

Fabaceae

Genus

Cytisus

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

-

Subfamily

-

Number of Species

50
Rank: 100 (Overall)
1 27800
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Properties of Broom

Want to know the properties of Broom? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Broom is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are Toxic. Broom Benefits are as follows:

  • Medicinal use: Antirheumatic, Black Dyes and Diuretic

  • Part of plant used: Flowers

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

Broom Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Broom. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Broom physical information is as follows: 90.00 cm tall and 90.00 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Ovate. Also it has following color specifications:

  • Flower color: Yellow, Red and Lemon yellow
  • Leaf color: Green

Care of Broom

Taking Broom Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Broom include pruning, which should be done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun for its proper growth.

Season and care of Broom

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Broom is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Perennial plant. Broom is a very important plant from Most Useful Shrub Plants. There are - varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: -. This plant's habitat is open Woodlands and sandy seeps and it comes in the hardiness zone 6-8. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.