Botanical Name: Common Names:
Genista pilosa Vancouver Gold Hairy Greenweed, Silky Leaf Broom, Creeping Broom,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Groundcovers, Shrubs Dense, Prostrate
Description:
A showy ground cover growing 15 to 20cm and spreading to around 1m. During spring and summer bright green foliage becomes covered with an eruption of rich golden yellow pea like blooms, creating a stunning display. Great for rockeries, retaining walls and embankments.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
15-30cm 60cm-1m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun Loam, Sandy, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Balcony / Roof, Borders / Shrubbery, Courtyard, Erosion Control, Foliage Feature / Colour, Groundcover, Low Water Garden, Mass Planting, Rockery
Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free
Cultural Notes:
Plant Care
Annual slow release fertiliser
Family Name: Origin:
Fabaceae SouthAmerica
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green
Flower Colour: Yellow
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Spring, Summer
Fruit: No
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Fast
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Low
Drought: High
Frost: High
Wind: High