Brooms Collection - Cytisus scoparius

The broom bushes, Cytisus scoparius, are shrubs known for their spectacular flowering in spring. We offer you a collection that brings together three excellent varieties chosen for their abundant and brightly coloured flowering in warm tones. Elegant, hardy, and easy to grow, these broom bushes thrive in poor, well-drained soils, with a tendency to be sandy, even dry in summer. They will also be more floriferous in full sun. Their flamboyant colours transform the garden between May and June.

The collection consists of:

1 Cytisus scoparius 'Goldfinch' : a variety reaching a height of 1.5 m, with yellow-orange flowers on the inside and mahogany red on the outside.

1 Cytisus scoparius 'Palette': a 1 m tall shrub, offering an overall bicolour flowering, yellow-orange and vermilion red. In reality, each small flower displays a beautiful palette of red, orange, yellow, peach, and lilac pink tones.

1 Cytisus scoparius 'Lena': reaches a height of 1.30 m, with flowers in shades of red, rust, orange, and yellow.

Plant these broom bushes in spring or autumn. They require well-drained, sandy or rocky soil, preferably acidic to neutral, and full sun exposure. Place the taller varieties like 'Goldfinch' at the back, and the smaller ones like 'Palette' at the front. In a border or low hedge, maintain a spacing of 80 cm between each plant, that is, 1 or 2 plants per m².

Broom bushes go well with rock plants like lavenders, thymes, and sedums, which share their soil and sun requirements. For a contrast of colour and texture, associate them with euphorbia characias ssp wulfenii or lavender cottons. Place the lavenders and thymes in front of the broom bushes, intercalate the euphorbias to highlight their vibrant flowering.