Cytisus nigricans L.
Fully-hardy, erect, deciduous shrub with upright shoots, 3-palmate leaves and slender, terminal racemes of yellow flowers in summer. To 1.5m. [RHSE, Hortus, Hilliers’].
Horticultural & Botanical History
‘A pretty flowering shrub of middling growth, seldom exceeding four feet in height. […] It begins to produce its fine yellow flowers at an early age: they generally continue in succession during the greater part of summer.’ [LBC no.570/1821]. ‘This plant is a common and elegant ornament of shrubberies in this country, flowering profusely from August to October, when little else is in bloom. It is frequently met with in most of the middle and southern parts of Europe, and is said to have been introduced to England in 1730.’ [BR f.802/1824].
History at Camden Park
Listed in the 1850 and 1857 catalogues [T.364/1850].
Notes
Cytisus nigricans Pall. (1787) = Calophaca wolgarica Fisch.
Published Dec 16, 2009 - 01:49 PM | Last updated Jul 21, 2010 - 11:53 AM
Cytisus nigricans L. | BR f.802/1824 | BHL
| Family | Fabaceae |
|---|---|
| Category | |
| Region of origin | Central and south eastern Europe |
| Synonyms |
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| Common Name | Black-rooted broom |
| Name in the Camden Park Record |
Cytisus nigricans |
| Confidence level | high |