Cytisus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, native to open sites (typically scrub and heathland) in Europe, western Asia and North Africa. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae, and is one of several genera in the tribe Genisteae which are commonly called brooms.

Feb 15, 2022 · All you need to know about growing broom plants (Cytisus and Genista), including care and pruning. Advice from the experts at BBC Gardeners' World Magazine.

Cytisus is a fantastic flowering shrub, instantly recognizable thanks to its flush of upright, blooming branches. A summary of Cytisus facts. Easy to care for, the planting and pruning contribute towards increasing growth and blooming of your cytisus.

Cytisus scoparius (syn. Sarothamnus scoparius), the common broom or Scotch broom, is a deciduous leguminous shrub native to western and central Europe. [2]

Quick growing, thriving in bright light, and superbly floriferous, Cytisus scoparius gives early impact in woody plantings and new garden beds, even where it has no long-term future. (June 2022) Image Julian Sutton.

Genista sessilifolia (L.) E.H.L.Krause (1901), nom. illeg. Cytisophyllum sessilifolium is a species of flowering plants in the family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. It is a shrub native to eastern Spain, southern France, and Italy. [2] . It is the only member of the genus Cytisophyllum. [3]

Native of Central and S.E. Europe; introduced in 1730. This broom is very distinct among its kind, because of its long terminal racemes, which commence to open flowers in July, and continue until the end of August. Flowering as it does on the shoots of the current year, it should be pruned in spring before growth commences.

Lembotropis nigricans (L.) Griseb. A deciduous shrub 3 to 5 ft high, with erect, round branches covered with appressed down. Leaves trifoliolate, with main-stalks 1 ⁄ 4 to 3 ⁄ 4 in. long; leaflets 1 ⁄ 2 to 1 in. long, obovate or oval, with scattered hairs beneath.

Scotch broom—C. scoparius (L.) Link—was planted extensively for erosion control during the first half of the century (Gill and Pogge 1974) but is now considered a seri-ous invasive weed throughout the range of its introduction in North America, Australia, and …

First published in Sp. Pl.: 739 (1753) The native range of this species is Europe. It is a subshrub and grows primarily in the temperate biome. Albania, Austria, Belarus, Bulgaria, Central European Russia, Czechoslovakia, East European Russia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Romania, Switzerland, Ukraine, Yugoslavia.