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Genista pilosa

Silky Leaf Woodwaxen

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Information by:         Photographer: Linda Engstrom

 

Description

This broom is less invasive than its cousins. It is a prostrate shrub/groundcover growing not much beyond a foot in height. It has magnificient yellow blooms in spring.

 

Sun

Full

Water

Very Low, Low

Growth Rate

Moderate

Soil Type

Sandy, Loam, Rocky, Unparticular

Soil Condition

Poor, Well-drained

Soil pH

Acid, Neutral

Adverse Factors

n/a

Water Saving Tip:

An easy water-wise improvement in lawn areas is to change high output spray sprinkler nozzles to low-flow rotators.

You'll have less runoff and be less likely to apply more water than is needed.