Moonlight Scotch Broom
Cytisus scoparius 'Moonlight'
Great hedge or low screen. Its long sprays of pea-like blooms make this a lovely spring accent. A wide, dense mound displays tiny bright green leaves. Deciduous.
| Botanical Pronunciation: | SI-ti-sus sko-PAH-ree-us |
| Key feature: | Hedge Plant |
| Plant type: | Shrub |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Deciduous |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 6 - 8 |
| Light needs: | Full sun |
| Water Needs: | Once established, needs only occasional watering. |
| Average landscape size: | Fast growing to 5 to 6 ft. tall, equal width. |
| Growth rate: | Fast |
| Special features: | Waterwise |
| Landscape uses: | Border, Seacoast Exposure |
| Flower color: | Yellow |
| Blooms: | Spring |
| Foliage color: | Green |
| Item no.: | 3140 |
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Care Information
Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring. For a formal appearance, shear annually after flowering. Pruning time: spring after flowering.
Design Ideas
Plants with pale yellow flowers, such as this Broom, reflect moonlight and look beautiful in gardens for that purpose. Because such subtle coloring can bleach with intense sunlight, plant this Broom in a sheltered location as a hedge, individual specimen or a clump that fills corners or blocks unattractive views.
Great hedge or low screen. Its long sprays of pea-like blooms make this a lovely spring accent. A wide, dense mound displays tiny bright green leaves. Deciduous.
Care Information
Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring. For a formal appearance, shear annually after flowering. Pruning time: spring after flowering.
Design Ideas
Plants with pale yellow flowers, such as this Broom, reflect moonlight and look beautiful in gardens for that purpose. Because such subtle coloring can bleach with intense sunlight, plant this Broom in a sheltered location as a hedge, individual specimen or a clump that fills corners or blocks unattractive views.
| Botanical Pronunciation: | SI-ti-sus sko-PAH-ree-us |
| Key feature: | Hedge Plant |
| Plant type: | Shrub |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Deciduous |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 6 - 8 |
| Light needs: | Full sun |
| Water Needs: | Once established, needs only occasional watering. |
| Average landscape size: | Fast growing to 5 to 6 ft. tall, equal width. |
| Growth rate: | Fast |
| Special features: | Waterwise |
| Landscape uses: | Border, Seacoast Exposure |
| Flower color: | Yellow |
| Blooms: | Spring |
| Foliage color: | Green |
| Item no.: | 3140 |
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