dyer's broom
Genista tinctoria
USDA zones4 to 7
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles dry to moderate soil
Size2 to 3 feet tall2 to 3 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Yellow
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand
Garden uses
Notes
Dyer's broom (Genista tinctoria) is a shrub for rock gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 4, or down to -30°F (-34°C). This plant likes full sun and dry to average, sandy soil. It grows slowly into an erect mound 24 to 36 inches tall and wide. Yellow flowers open in early to late summer, and the green foliage looks tidy all season. It tolerates drought once settled in.
Pairs well with Blue fescue, Woolly yarrow, and Blue grama.
Native range
Southern Europe and southwestern Asia.