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Chamaecytisus ratisbonensis

Chamaecytisus ratisbonensis
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0

Chamaecytisus ratisbonensis, the Regensburg broom, is a small perennial subshrub in the pea family, native to Central Europe, the Balkans and Ukraine. It stays low, around 30 cm tall, and flowers from April to June; it needs a sunny, well-drained spot.

Family
Fabaceae (Pea & bean family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Full sun
Water
Water moderately while establishing, then allow the soil to dry between waterings; avoid waterlogging.
Soil
Well-drained, poor to moderately fertile soil; sandy or gravelly mix, neutral to alkaline.
Temperature
Hardy to cold winters, roughly -20 °C or below once established; cool summers are tolerated.
How easy
Easy
Native range
C. Europe to Ukraine
Climate
temperate

About

Chamaecytisus ratisbonensis, also called the Regensburg broom, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It is native to territories ranging from Central Europe to the Balkan Peninsula to Ukraine. It has been introduced into the Baltic States.

Other Chamaecytisus plants

Chamaecytisus albus · Chamaecytisus austriacus · Chamaecytisus borysthenicus · Chamaecytisus cassius · Chamaecytisus drepanolobus · Chamaecytisus elongatus · Chamaecytisus eriocarpus · Chamaecytisus frivaldszkyanus · Clustered Broom · Chamaecytisus leiocarpus · Chamaecytisus hirsutus subsp. polytrichus · Chamaecytisus proteus

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Chamaecytisus ratisbonensis 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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