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Bright yellow butterfly-shaped flowers of Common Broom on fine green stemsShrubs

Cytisus scoparius

Common Broom

Common Broom is a cheerfully flowering shrub that becomes smothered in bright yellow, butterfly-shaped flowers in May and June. The fine, broom-like green stems give the plant an airy look, even in winter. Broom is especially suited to dry, poor soil and enriches the ground with nitrogen through root nodules.

Full sunLow100–200 cm