Argyrocytisus battandieri, Cytisus battandieri

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It is best grown with some shelter from cold winds and in full sun, and makes an excellent wall shrub, where its silky grey-green foliage, delicate and laburnum-like, looks effective against brickwork and can reach 18ft. The golden pea-shaped flowers are gathered in large upright cones, and have a strong scent of pineapples.

Similar plants:

• Cytisus purpureus (Purple Broom)
• Cytisus scoparius, Sarothamnus scoparius (Scotch Broom, Common Broom)
• Cytisus sp. (Broom)
• Cytisus x praecox (Scotch Broom, Warminster Broom )
• Genista canariensis, Cytisus canariensis (Canary Broom)