Species: Genista lydia

(je-nis'tah li-de-ah)

Common Woadwaxen, Dyer's Greenwood

Found on Course Walks

Map of plant locations

(Plant location data may be incomplete)

In Collection(s):

None Listed

Cultivars

'Bangle', 'Lemon Spreader'

Ornamental Characteristics

Size: Shrub < 4 feet, Groundcover

Height: 8

Leaves: Deciduous

Shape: low, spreading shrub

Ornamental Other: Thrives in hot sunny spots of low fertility

Environmental Characteristics

Light: Full sun

Hardy To Zone: 6a

Soil Ph: Can tolerate acid to alkaline soil (pH 5.0 to 8.0)

Environmental Other: bright yellow flowers in early summer

Moisture Tolerance: Consistently moist, well-drained soil; Occasional periods of dry soil; Prolonged periods of dry soil
See graphic below

Insect Disease

none serious

Bare Root Transplanting

Other

Native to Europe and Western Asia; good low growing plant; may be pruned after a first bloom for a second bloom.

Moisture Tolerance Graphic

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Moisture Tolerance

Moisture graphic

Occasionally saturated or very wet soil

Consistently moist, well-drained soil

Occasional periods of dry soil

Prolonged periods of dry soil

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