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| rwc_gardener Redwood City, CA April 5, 2006 | Scotch Broom Cytisus scoparius Scotch broom about 6' tall x 4' wide
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| berrygirl Braselton, GA Zone 7b April 5, 2006 | Just gorgeous!! I love that bright yellow color. |
| Cubbs Rochester, NY May 19, 2007 | Is this plant as "bad" as they say it is? what about being used as a home plant? I just bought one in red for under my front picture window..do you have to keep trimed back? Thanks for any replies Cubbs |
| rwc_gardener Redwood City, CA June 11, 2007 | My scotch broom is now over 8 feet tall and 6 feet wide. It has flowered continously from March til now (June 11th). After its first bloom (the entire shrub was covered with thousands of flowers), I cut it back a little and its second bloom has been tremendous this year. If contained in a small (accessable) area of the yard and you are vigilant about picking up after it (it is a messy plant after it has flowered), the plant is not invasive. I've had a few seedlings arise, but it certainly hasn't been taking over the yard. I have grown a few of these seedlings and have given them away. They are very fast growing and are quite drought tolerant once they are rooted in. I prune and shape the scotch broom a few times a year and it gives good shade to some other plants of mine. I only know how the plant does here in the moderate Mediterranean climate of the San Francisco area. I've read that it thrives in the Pacific Northwest. Any way, I just love the plant and it looks good year round even without flowers. Thanks |
| Lily_love Central, AL Zone 7b June 11, 2007 | My Mauve-pink Scotchbroom hasn't shown sign of invasiveness. Few seedpods observed, none survived to litter the yard with seedlings in my zone. |
| Turbo2 Mineola, TX July 16, 2008 | I planted a broom plant which was covered with yellow blooms and the rabbits ate it to the ground that very night. I have trouble with rabbits eating a lot of my plants. I have set live traps but they won't go inside. I have also tried spraying 'Tabasco' water on plants (as advised by 'DirtDoctor', but since I have a lot of plants, this is time-consuming. I live in Texas and by the time I get off work & until sundown, it is still very hot outside with 90% humidity. NOTE: I usually water from 6:15 until 7:30 a.m. before I go to work. Any advice on getting rid of these rabbits? |
