Moonlight common broom
Cytisus scoparius 'Moonlight'
USDA zones5 to 8
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles dry or moderate or wet soil
Size5 to 6 feet tall5 to 6 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Arching
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Moonlight' common broom (Cytisus scoparius 'Moonlight') is a shrub for borders, hedges, and low maintenance gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes full sun and dry to wet soil of most types. It grows fast into an arching, fragrant shrub about 5 to 6 feet tall and wide. Bees visit the spring flowers, and it handles drought and salt.
Pairs well with Lamb’s ear, Purple Sensation ornamental onion, and Karl Foerster feather reed grass.