Spanish Broom, Weavers’ Broom

Spartium junceum

Deciduous-Shrubs

(Detailed plant information can be found at the bottom of the page.)

Spartium junceum Photo Gallery

Classification

Scientific Name:	Spartium junceum
Common Name:	Spanish broom weavers' broom
Family:	Fabaceae
Suggested Uses:	shrub border, road cuts (soil stabilization), mass planting

Characteristics

Height:	up to 9 feet tall (unless pruned smaller)
Spread:	up to 9 feet wide (unless pruned smaller)
Foliage:	deciduous, alternate to sub-opposite few leaves to nearly leafless linear to lanceolate, up to 1 inch long
Flower:	fragrant, showy, yellow flowers on terminal racemes
Bloom Period:	late Spring - early Summer
Fruit:	pod
Bark:	rounded stems with green color; older stems become brown stems have been shown to conduct photosynthesis

Environment

Sun:	full sun to part shade
Soil:	prefers dry, sandy, and infertile soils pH adaptable
USDA Zone:	zones 5 to 8
Native Range:	Mediterranean region of Europe

Care

Maintenance:	as plants die, new plants emerge from seed and replace dead plants

Additional Notes:	naturalized in many regions of the United States and in many areas is considered a noxious weed

Address

Texas Tech University, Department of Plant and Soil Science, Box 42122, Lubbock, TX 79409
Phone
806.742.2838
Email
Melanie.Jackson@ttu.edu