Columbus Garden Center - 1156 Oakland Park Avenue, Columbus, OH 43224-3317 Phone: 614-268-3511 Fax: 614-784-7700Delaware Garden Center - 25 Kilbourne Road, Delaware, OH 43015 Phone: 740-548-6633 Fax: 740-363-2091

Dublin Garden Center - 4261 West Dublin-Granville Road, Dublin, Ohio 43017 Phone: 614-874-2400 Fax: 614-874-2420New Albany Garden Center - 5211 Johnstown Rd, New Albany, Ohio 43054 Phone: 614-917-1020 Fax: 614-917-1023

Moonlight Scotch Broom in bloomPhoto courtesy of NetPS Plant Finder

Moonlight Scotch Broom in bloomPhoto courtesy of NetPS Plant Finder

Moonlight Scotch BroomCytisus scoparius 'Moonlight'

Height: 5 feet

Spread: 5 feet

Sunlight:

Hardiness Zone: 5b

Other Names: False Heather, Scotch Broom

Description:

A high quality flowering shrub for difficult places with dry,infertile soil, excellent for use in massing; butter-yellow tocream flowers in spring in a densely branched, twiggymound; best used in specific landscape situations

Ornamental Features

Moonlight Scotch Broom is blanketed in stunning fragrantbuttery yellow pea-like flowers along the branches frommid to late spring. It has emerald green foliagethroughout the season. The small compound leaves donot develop any appreciable fall color. The fruit is notornamentally significant. The smooth bark and lime greenbranches add an interesting dimension to the landscape.

Landscape Attributes

Moonlight Scotch Broom is an open multi-stemmeddeciduous shrub with a shapely form and gracefullyarching branches. Its relatively fine texture sets it apartfrom other landscape plants with less refined foliage.

This is a high maintenance shrub that will require regularcare and upkeep, and is best pruned in late winter oncethe threat of extreme cold has passed. Gardeners shouldbe aware of the following characteristic(s) that maywarrant special consideration;

- Spreading- Disease

Columbus Garden Center - 1156 Oakland Park Avenue, Columbus, OH 43224-3317 Phone: 614-268-3511 Fax: 614-784-7700Delaware Garden Center - 25 Kilbourne Road, Delaware, OH 43015 Phone: 740-548-6633 Fax: 740-363-2091

Dublin Garden Center - 4261 West Dublin-Granville Road, Dublin, Ohio 43017 Phone: 614-874-2400 Fax: 614-874-2420New Albany Garden Center - 5211 Johnstown Rd, New Albany, Ohio 43054 Phone: 614-917-1020 Fax: 614-917-1023

Moonlight Scotch Broom is recommended for the following landscape applications;

- Mass Planting- Hedges/Screening- General Garden Use

Planting & Growing

Moonlight Scotch Broom will grow to be about 5 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 5 feet. It tends to fillout right to the ground and therefore doesn't necessarily require facer plants in front, and is suitable forplanting under power lines. It grows at a medium rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to livefor approximately 20 years.

This shrub should only be grown in full sunlight. It prefers dry to average moisture levels with verywell-drained soil, and will often die in standing water. It is considered to be drought-tolerant, and thusmakes an ideal choice for xeriscaping or the moisture-conserving landscape. It is particular about its soilconditions, with a strong preference for clay, alkaline soils, and is able to handle environmental salt. It ishighly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments. This is a selected varietyof a species not originally from North America.