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Fabaceae
Moroccan Broom
Cytisus battandieri
Warmth and Mediterranean charm.
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Cytisus
- Native to
- Morocco
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Type
- shrub
- Height
- 10-15 ft
- Sunlight
- full sun
- Soil
- well-drained, sandy
- Water
- low to moderate
- Hardiness
- 7-10
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- The cone-shaped flower clusters have a strong, sweet scent reminiscent of pineapple, earning it the nickname 'pineapple broom.'
- Its silvery-green leaves are covered in silky hairs that shimmer in sunlight and help reduce water loss.
- It was named after French-Algerian botanist Jules Aimé Battandier who studied North African flora.
- In the wild, it grows in the Rif and Atlas Mountains of Morocco at elevations up to 6,500 feet.
- As a member of the legume family, it fixes nitrogen in the soil through a symbiotic relationship with root bacteria.
Color meanings
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sweetness
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exotic beauty
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sunlit warmth