Mazhar Botanic Garden

Spartium junceum L.

Spanish broom Rush broom weaver’s broom

Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Spartium
Species: junceum
Sample code: EGY-MBG-000177
English name: Spanish broom, Rush broom, weaver’s broom
Arabic name: اسبرتم اصفر
Native: Mediterranean in southern Europe, southwest Asia and northwest Africa
Country: Africa Southeast Asia Southern Europe
(PGR): Rare

Deciduous shrub growing to 2-4 m tall leaves small, deciduous flowers fragrant, yellow, pea-like pod mature black

Ornamental plant

Genista juncea (L) Scop, Cytisus junceus (L) Vulk

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Texture: Rocky 
Fertility: High
Drainage: Well drained
Water Sources: Medium Water
Lights: Full sun
Propagation: Seeds
Flowering time: Spring and summer
Zone: 8 : 11
pH range: Indicator Papers
Status: Cultivated
Life span: Perennial
Habits: Tree
Plant Uses: Ornamental

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