common broom Upright, deciduous shrub about 1.5m tall, with slender green shoots bearing small bright green leaves composed of 3 leaflets, and clusters of pea-like bright butter-yellow flowers, appearing from the leaf axils, in late spring

A small, compact broom to 120cm, with a spread to 150cm. The very small leaves, and twigs, are mid-green. Flowers are a complex mix of red, yellow and orange shades, looking generally russet-orange from a distance.

The RHS Award of Garden Merit (AGM) helps gardeners choose the best plants for their garden. broom 'Burkwoodii' A small deciduous shrub with erect shoots bearing deep crimson flowers with light red keel, and yellow edges to the wings

One of the iconic spring flowering shrubs, this broom looks spectacular when its abundance of small flowers open from bud, clothing the gently arching stems. Becoming drought resistant once established, it looks great when woven through a gravel garden, but it will also add a bold splash of early colour to mixed borders.

Feb 15, 2022 · All you need to know about growing broom plants (Cytisus and Genista), including care and pruning. Advice from the experts at BBC Gardeners' World Magazine.

Upright to gently splaying green stems are studded with small leaves, and then in late spring, an abundance of small pea-like blooms put on a really spectacular show. The flower colour is quite unusual too, being a blend of red, orange and yellow tones - and that makes it ideal for adding early interest to borders with a hot colour scheme.

Ablaze with colour in late spring and early summer, when the gently arching stems of this drought tolerant shrub, are laden with a mass of white, pea-like flowers. This elegant, compact broom is often one of the first to flower, and it's ideal for a sunny, mixed border.

A vigorous, bushy selection with carmine-red flowers makes a wonderful splash of color in late spring. 'Burwoodii' makes a visually stunning accent or specimen plant. Stems remain green in winter.

butcher's broom A bushy sub-shrub to 75cm, with glossy lance-shaped cladophylls 2.5cm in length, flowering in spring, with glossy red berries on female plants in summer and autumn Other common names

RHS Plants Home Plants Shrubs Cytisus Cytisus × boskoopii 'Boskoop Ruby' In late spring and early summer the arching stems of this pretty shrub are covered with ruby-red, pea-like flowers. Ideal for a sunny, well-drained site, its compact size is especially suitable for the smaller garden.