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Cytisus praecox 'Boskoop Ruby'

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Broom dry place. The size after 10 years is 150 cm. The flower colour is burgundy. This plant is completely hardy.

Location of the plant shown in the first picture : Sortimentstuin Harry van de Laar

Date taken : 28.04.2014

Common name : Warminster broom

Family : Fabaceae

© first picture : PlantenTuin Esveld

© picture 2 : Th Ploeger & Zn

© picture 3 : PlantenTuin Esveld, location picture : Sortimentstuin Harry van de Laar

© picture 4 : PlantenTuin Esveld, location picture : Sortimentstuin Harry van de Laar
. This plant has received the following award: AGM, Award of Garden Merit, 1993, also Award of Merit by the Royal Society for Boskoop Cultures 1980

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Characteristics of this plant
type of plant : shrub
soil type : sandy soil
planting place : needs a sunny place
habit/form : loose growing
water requirement : needs moderatly water
wind tolerance : tolerates salty wind
the plant is evergreen
height approx : between 1 and 1.5 meter
width approx : between 50 and 75 cm
flower colour : red
leaf colour : green
leaf shape : leaves are (almost) linear
leaf size : less than 1 cm
edibility : The plant is not edible
scent : flowers scented strongly
flowering period : april - may
hardiness : completely hardy