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Click on the pic for a close up.
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COMMON:
Common broom, Scotch broom
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BLOOMS
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LIGHT
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ZONE
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Yellow
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Full
sun
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5
- 8
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SIZE:
5 ft. - 10 ft. x 7 ft.
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TYPE:
Deciduous shrub
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PRUNING:
To keep the plant tidy, prune regularly after
blooming.
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USE:
Its primary use, owing to its ability to thrive and
colonize on even even the poorest soils, is as a
soil stabilizer.
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SOIL:
Prefers fertile, but not over rich soil.
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COMMENTS:.
A genus of deciduous and evergreen shrubs grown for
their abundant, pealike flowers. This broad,
rounded shrub sports erect bright green stems with
leaves of a similar shade. Showy bright yellow
flowers tinged with red, are borne abundantly along
the stems in late spring to early summer, before
the leaves emerge.
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