Brooms, which encompass species within both the Cytisus and Genista genera, bring pops of vibrant springtime color to those troublesome sandy and gravelling soils. Native to scrubby sites in Europe, ...

The ordinary broom, Cytisus scoparius, is a very impressive wild plant in flower, and it is not surprising that it has been brought into gardens. Occasionally, among the general run of yellow-flowered ...

Scotch broom (Cytisus scoparius) is a perennial shrub native to northern Africa and parts of Europe. It was introduced into the U.S. in the 1850s as an ornamental, later it was used for erosion ...

Scotch broom, Cytisus scoparius (L.), a weed in the Pacific Northwest, is rapidly invading open areas and ecologically sensitive dunes along the coast. Scotch broom populations also exist in the ...

Mutualistic interactions between natives and non-natives, and between different introduced species, can play an important role in the invasion process. The facilitation of a new introduced species by ...

We’re into late spring now, and the broom all around the county is into full reproduction mode, especially after the miracle rains last fall. If you’re not familiar with broom, which is one of Marin’s ...

Q: I have heard that brooms are invasive plants, and having just driven to the coast along yellow hills, I believe it. I love the color, but what can I plant instead of broom? If the plants are such a ...

Brooms are beginning to flower in gardens, and the wild form by the roadside in some parts of the country. The wild roadside brooms are the parents of some of the best garden kinds. They are typically ...

Bannal, basam, Besenginaterkraut, besom, bissom, bream, broom, broom tops, broomtops, browme, brum, common broom, Cystisi scoparii flos, Cystisus scoparius, Cytsus ...