Genista hispanica | Spanish Broom | Groundcover
Genista hispanica belongs to the plant family FABACE and Genus Genista This Groundcover prefers Dry soil , a pH which can apply to most normal garden soil conditions, . All plants need light to allow the photosynthesis process of converting carbon dioxide to growth sugars to take place. Some plants need more sun-light than others. For this plant those sunlight conditions are well described as … Various
We are often asked about plants for humming bird attraction. Unfortunately Genista hispanica does not attract these beautiful hummingbird, sunbird or nectar feeding varieties of garden birds
Impressive Autumn foliage display is not shown by Genista hispanica so look for an alternative plant for pleasing Fall leaf properties
Genista hispanica Spanish broom is not known as a butterfly attracting plant
Almost all plants grown in gardens need to be fed using fertilzer in order to see them at their best. For this plant the suggested fertilizer program would be based upon … Typical mix of: 3 parts Nitrogen (N), 2 parts Phosphorous (P) and 3 parts Potassium (K for Latin name Kalium).
The flowers of Genista hispanica have a mild honey-like fragrance. Spanish broom can survive cold winters where the average annual low is -10 Fahrenheit. It likes dry soils. This plant tolerates occasional periods of drought.
Genista hispanica will under good growing conditions survive and prosper between 3 and10 years.
Genista hispanica is a perennial.
Flowers of the plant Genista hispanica have a smell of honey scented and in terms of a broad classification could be described as … Honey | Mild
This specimen plant will normally never grow higher than 2' feet will have an overall spread somewhere between ... not specified on this plants page
"The Fragrant Garden. A book about sweet scented flowers and leaves", Louise Beebe Wilder, Dover Publications, New York, 1974. Originally published as "The Fragrant Path", Louise Beebe Wilder, 1932, The Macmillan Company.
Genista monosperma Originated in 8230
Genista ovata DyerS Broom Originated in 8230
"Xeriscape Gardening: Water Conservation for the American Landscape", Connie Lockhart Ellefson, Thomas L. Stephens, and Douglas Welsh, Macmillan Publishing Company, New York, 1992.