common laburnum
Laburnum anagyroides
USDA zones5 to 7
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size15 to 25 feet tall15 to 25 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- Yellow
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Notes
Common laburnum (Laburnum anagyroides) is a tree for specimen use and hedges. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes full or part sun and dry to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It grows slowly in an erect form and reaches 15 to 25 feet tall and wide. Yellow flowers open from early to late spring and into early summer.
Pairs well with Ocean spray, Autumn fern, and Shasta daisy.
Native range
Central and southeastern Europe.