Michigan State University Extension
Ornamental Plants plus Version 3.0 - 00000658
11/12/99

Genista tinctoria--Common Woadwaxen


Hardiness Zones: 4 to 7
Height: 3 ft Spread: 3 ft Form: spreading
Type: deciduous shrub
Annual Growth Rate: less than 12 inches
Flowers: Yellow

Comments: These shrubs are good choices for dry locations
and in high pH soils. It may flower again if cut back
after the first flowers fade.

Cultivars:
'Royal Gold' - Golden-yellow flowers (Vis. 1) are
produced in the summer.

References for Cultivars: Monrovia Nursery Company 1997,
Bailey Nurseries 1999, Weston Nurseries 1997, Spring
Meadow Nursery 1999, Willoway Nurseries 1999.


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