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Carmichaelia stevensonii
Also called Weeping Broom, Weeping Tree Broom
Cord broom is a leafless, shrubby legume from northeast South Island, New Zealand, growing up to about 3.5 m with weeping, downward-bending green stems. Grow it in free-draining soil in full sun, as it is rare in the wild and suits a sheltered, dry-summer garden.
Carmichaelia stevensonii, the cord broom or weeping broom, is a species of shrubby plant in the family Fabaceae, endemic to the north east of the South Island of New Zealand. It is threatened by habitat loss. It is a leafless shrub up to 3.5 m (11 ft) height. Unlike Spanish broom, it has "weeping" (downward-bending) branches.
Prostrate Broom · Aston's Dwarf Broom · Common Broom · Pink Broom · Carmichaelia corrugata · Carmichaelia curta · Carmichaelia exsul · Pink Broom · Holloway's broom · Prostrate tangle broom · Coastal Tree Broom · Carmichaelia nana
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Carmichaelia stevensonii 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.
