Genista canariensis L. var. atleyanus

See Genista canariensis L. for a description of the species.  IPNI relates Cytisus atleyanus Hort. ex K.Koch to Cytisus canariensis, with the additional note decumbens, suggesting a prostrate form but I have been unable to confirm this.

Horticultural & Botanical History

No additional data.

History at Camden Park

Seed ordered from Warner & Warner, Seedsmen and Florists, Cornhill, on 12th April 1846.  [MP A2933-1, p.131].  Described in the advertisement (The Gardener’s Chronicle 12.4.1845) as new and splendid.

Notes

Published Dec 16, 2009 - 05:03 PM | Last updated Jul 21, 2010 - 12:04 PM

More details about Genista canariensis L. var. atleyanus
Family Fabaceae
Category
Region of origin

Spain and the Canary Islands
Synonyms
  • Cytisus atleyanus Hort. ex K.Koch
Common Name

Canary broom
Name in the Camden Park Record

Cytisus Atleeana 
Confidence level medium