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Silver Broom

Argyrolobium zanonii

Silver Broom
Photo: Victor M. Vicente Selvas, Public domain

Argyrolobium zanonii, silver broom, is a small shrubby legume from the Mediterranean region, grown mainly as a drought-tolerant garden shrub. It needs full sun and very well-drained soil.

Family
Fabaceae (Pea & bean family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Full sun
Water
Water sparingly once established; let the soil dry out fully between waterings.
Soil
Sandy or gritty, very well-drained soil; tolerates poor, dry, alkaline ground.
Temperature
Suited to mild Mediterranean-type climates; tolerates light frost, protect in prolonged freezing conditions.
How easy
Easy
Native range
W. & C. Medit.
Climate
subtropical

About

Argyrolobium zanonii is a species of shrubby flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It is native to Europe and Africa, occurring in countries situated in the Western and Central Mediterranean, including, but not limited to, Greece, countries of Northwest Balkans, France, Spain, Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia. Additionally, it has been introduced into Germany.

Other Argyrolobium plants

Argyrolobium uniflorum · Silverpods

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Argyrolobium zanonii by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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