Scientific
Name
Genista tinctoria
Common
Name
Common
woadwaxen; Dyer's greenwood |
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Hardiness
Zones: 4 to 7 |
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Habit:
Deciduous
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Growth
Rate: Slow
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Size: 2 to 3 feet; spread of 2 to 3 feet |
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Site
Requirements: Sun; well-drained
to dry soil with modest to low fertility
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Form:
Spiky, twiggy spreading shrub |
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Texture:
Fine to medium
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Foliage: .5
to 1 inch alternate, simple rich green leaves; stipules; vertical,
slender stems with limited branching |
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Flower/Fruit: .5
to .7 inch yellow flowers on erect, 1 to 3 inch racemes summer into
fall |
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Comments: --
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Cultivars:
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