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Cytisus Battandieri (Pineapple Broom)
Cytisus battandieri is a rare but desirable small tree. This absolutely wonderful shrub is quite hardy; with silky grey silver large leaves are the ba…
Cytisus battandieri is a rare but desirable small tree. This absolutely wonderful shrub is quite hardy; with silky grey silver large leaves are the backdrop in July for show-stopping
stems of pineapple scented bright yellow flowers in large cone shaped clusters. Winner of the RHS Award of Merit.
- Flower:
- Yellow in Summer
- Foliage:
- Green and Grey/Silver in Autumn, Spring and Summer
- Height:
- Up to 3 metres
- Spread:
- Up to 3 metres
- Sunlight:
- Full Sun
- Aspect:
- South-facing or West-facing Sheltered
- Cultivation:
- Best grown in well-drained, poor acid soils in full sun and can be located in an open but not exposed situation. Tolerant of lime but may become chlorotic on shallow chalk soils. Resents transplanting
- Soil:
- Well-drained Acid, Alkaline or Neutral Sand, Chalk or Loam
- Disease:
- Can be susceptible to honey fungus and waterlogging