Cytisus sp.

Cytisus has all the requisite characteristics of a good groundcover. It spreads by underground runners (stolons) and the arching branches will root where they touch the ground, yet it's not overly invasive and is easily restrained.

Similar plants:

• Argyrocytisus battandieri, Cytisus battandieri (Pineapple Broom)
• Cytisus purpureus (Purple Broom)
• Cytisus scoparius, Sarothamnus scoparius (Scotch Broom, Common Broom)
• Cytisus x praecox (Scotch Broom, Warminster Broom )
• Genista canariensis, Cytisus canariensis (Canary Broom)