Chiba University Matsudo/Kashiwa Campus Plant Database

Details of genus: Chamaecytisus [2269]

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Family: Fabaceae

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description_en: Genus of about 30 species of evergreen and deciduous, occasionally spiny, small trees, shrubs, and subshrubs found mainly on hillsides and in open wood-land, from sea level to 2,000m (7,000ft), in Europe and the Canary Islands. Some species were previously included in the genus Cytisus. They have alternate, 3-palmate leaves, sometimes with softly hairy leaflets, and are grown for their pea-like, usually yellow, sometimes purple-pink or white flowers, borne on short, axillary shoots or in terminal racemes or clusters. Grow on a sunny bank or in a shrub border, rock garden, trough, or raised bed. C. purpureus is sometimes top-grafted on to Laburnum understock to produce a small standard tree. In frost-prone areas, grow half-hardy species in a cool greenhouse or conservatory.

hardiness_en: Fully hardy to half hardy.

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propagation_en: Sow seed in containers in a cold frame in autumn or spring. Root semi-ripe cuttings in summer.

pests_en: Red spider mites may be a problem under glass.

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Update Information: Created: 2010-06-04 18:58; Updated: 2020-07-05 11:41

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