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Chamaecytisus supinus
Also called Clustered Broom
Chamaecytisus supinus is a shrubby, temperate European broom in the pea family, growing about 60 to 120 cm tall with trifoliate leaves. It is grown mainly as a hardy garden shrub, and it needs full sun and well-drained soil.
Chamaecytisus supinus, also called big-flower broom is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It is native to Europe, ranging from Spain to Central and South Europe, going as far as East Thrace in Turkey. It has additionally been introduced to the territories of the Baltic States.
It grows to around 60-120 cm (2-4 ft) tall, with trifolioate leaves and small hairs on the seed pods.
The big-flower broom grows primarily in the temperate biome, in sparse forests, grassy or rocky plains and mountains. It has been observed to grow at altitudes from sea level to about 1000 meters.
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 supinus 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.
