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Genista multibracteata
Dyer's Greenwood
Plant Type:
ARID LAND PLANTSGenista multibracteata (syn. G. tinctoria var. tinctoria, also syn. G. patula) – Bright golden yellow pea flowers in abundance on this full sun and heat tolerant broom. The upright, mounding shrub's foliage remains clean and green all season long. Winter stems hold onto a green color offering dynamic contrast in texture and height to sedums, sempervivums, yuccas and the like. Plant Dyer's Greenwood in well-drained nutritionally impoverished soil. This Fabaceae is nitrogen-fixing. From northeastern North America with population pockets scattered elsewhere. Established potted Dyer's Greenwood, cutting grown.
Characteristics and Attributes for Genista multibracteata
Season of Interest (Flowering)
- Late Spring
 
Season of Interest (Foliage)
- Spring / Summer / Autumn
 
Interesting Bark
- Wiry
 - Colored
 
Nature Attraction
- Honey Bees & Native Bees
 - Butterflies
 
Light
- Full Sun
 
Attributes
- Rock Garden
 - Border
 - Natural Garden
 - Drought Tolerant
 - Bank
 - Edging
 - Evergreen
 - Foundation
 
Growth Rate in the Garden
- Moderately Fast
 
Soil
- Sandy
 - Draining
 - Calcareous
 - Impoverished
 - Scrabbled
 - Average
 
Origins
- Northeastern North America
 
Propagated By
- Cutting Grown