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Scotch Broom
Scotch Broom

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What is

Life Span

Annual
Perennial

Type

Shrub
Shrub

Origin

Europe
Europe, Western Asia

Types

Shrub
Euonymus europaeus

Number of Varieties

5015
0 40000
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Habitat

Cultivated Beds, Forests, meadows, Pastures, Riverbanks, Roadsides, Scrubs, wastelands, waterways
Floodplains, Open Forest

USDA Hardiness Zone

6-84-7
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

8-6
7-1

Sunset Zone

H1, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16

Habit

Arching/Fountain-shaped
Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

150.00 cm370.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

150.00 cm900.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow, Rose, Burgundy
Yellow green

Flower Color Modifier

-
-

Fruit Color

-
Orange

Leaf Color in Spring

Green
Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green
Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green
Yellow, Red, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Winter

-
-

Shape

Leaf Shape

Compound
Ovate

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Fast
Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer
Late Spring

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought, Salt
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot
Ground

How to Plant?

Hardwood Cuttings, Seedlings
Seedlings, Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires a lot of watering, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune in late winter, Prune in spring, Remove dead leaves, Remove shoots

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch
Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy
Insignificant

Flower Petal Number

Single
Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

Edible Fruit

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

Fragrant Fruit

Fragrant Leaf

Fragrant Bark/Stem

Showy Foliage

Showy Bark

Foliage Texture

Fine
Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte
Glossy

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Butterflies
Birds

Allergy

poisonous if ingested, Skin irritation
Asthma

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Antirheumatic, Cardiotonic, cathartic, Diuretic, Emetic, Vasoconstrictor
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Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves
Fruits, Seeds

Other Uses

Basketary, Fibre, Repellent, Tannin, Used as essential oil, Used As Food, used for making high quality paper, Used for making yellow to orange dye, Used to make baskets, brooms, hats
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Feature Plant, Hedges, Mixed Border
Hedges, Screening, Wind Break

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

CYTISUS scoparius 'Burkwoodii'
EUONYMUS europaeus

Common Name

Scotch Broom
European spindle

In Hindi

cytisus scoparius
आम धुरी

In German

cytisus scoparius
gemeinsamen Spindel

In French

cytisus scoparius
axe commun

In Spanish

Cytisus scoparius
husillo Común

In Greek

Cytisus Scoparius ή
κοινή άξονα

In Portuguese

cytisus scoparius
eixo comum

In Polish

żarnowiec
wspólna wrzeciona

In Latin

scoparius cytisum
commune fusum

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Tracheobionta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Fabales
Celastrales

Family

Fabaceae
Celastraceae

Genus

Cytisus
Euonymus

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

-
-

Subfamily

-
-

Number of Species

5030
1 27800
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Difference Between Scotch Broom and Common Spindle

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Importance of Scotch Broom and Common Spindle

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Scotch Broom and Common Spindle. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Scotch Broom and Common Spindle as they differ in many characteristics such as their life, care, benefits, facts, etc. Every gardener must at least have the slightest clue about the plants he wants to plant in his garden. Compare their benefits, which differ in many ways like facts and uses. The medicinal use of Scotch Broom is Antirheumatic, Cardiotonic, cathartic, Diuretic, Emetic and Vasoconstrictor whereas of Common Spindle is . Scotch Broom has beauty benefits as follows: while Common Spindle has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Scotch Broom vs Common Spindle

How to choose the best garden plant for your garden depending upon its facts? Here garden plant comparison will help you to solve this query. Compare the facts of Scotch Broom vs Common Spindle and know which one to choose. As garden plants have benefits and other uses, allergy is also a major drawback of plants for some people. Allergic reactions of Scotch Broom are poisonous if ingested and Skin irritation whereas of Common Spindle have Asthma respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Scotch Broom has no showy fruits and Common Spindle has showy fruits. Also Scotch Broom is not flowering and Common Spindle is not flowering . You can compare Scotch Broom and Common Spindle facts and facts of other plants too.