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Sister Disco® Scotch Broom Cytisus scoparius

Exposure
  • Sun
Flower Season
  • Spring
Mature Size
3' 3' 91cm 91cm
Height: 12" - 3'
Spread: 12" - 3'
Height: 30cm - 91cm
Spread: 30cm - 91cm
  • Details

    12 - 36 Inches
    12 - 36 Inches
    12 - 36 Inches
    30cm - 91cm
    30cm - 91cm
    30cm - 91cm

    Features

    Can you dig it?

    Sister Disco® Scotch broom is a far-out burst of color for your spring garden. Each pea-shaped bloom is screaming yellow dabbed with bright red. This spring bloomer is especially when paired with colorful spring blooming bulbs like daffodils, tulips, and crocus. Sister Disco Scotch broom loves sunny, dry conditions, which the bulbs also like, so pairing these plants together works visually as well as horticulturally! After blooming, wiry green stems are covered in tiny leaves, which provide a unique textural effect. We do not recommend this plant for the Northwest. 

    Top reasons to grow Sister Disco® Scotch broom:

    - Eye-popping two-toned flowers

    - Very deer resistant

    - Thrives in hot, sunny sites

    Drought Tolerant
    Salt Tolerant
    Resists: 
    Deer

    Characteristics

    Plant Type: 
    Shrub
    Shrub Type: 
    Deciduous
    Height Category: 
    Medium
    Garden Height: 
    12 - 36 Inches 30cm - 91cm
    Spacing: 
    12 - 36 Inches 30cm - 91cm
    Spread: 
    12 - 36 Inches 30cm - 91cm
    Flower Colors: 
    Red
    Flower Colors: 
    Yellow
    Flower Shade: 
    Yellow and Red
    Foliage Colors: 
    Green
    Foliage Shade: 
    Green
    Habit: 
    Upright
    Container Role: 
    Thriller

    Plant Needs

    Light Requirement: 
    Sun

    The optimum amount of sun or shade each plant needs to thrive: Full Sun (6+ hours), Part Sun (4-6 hours), Full Shade (up to 4 hours).

    Maintenance Category: 
    Easy
    Blooms On: 
    Old Wood
    Bloom Time: 
    Mid Spring
    Hardiness Zones: 
    5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b
    Water Category: 
    Low
    Needs Good Drainage
    Soil Fertility Requirement: 
    Poor Soil
    Uses: 
    Border Plant
    Uses: 
    Cut Flower
    Uses: 
    Landscape
    Uses: 
    Mass Planting
    Uses: 
    Specimen or Focal Point
    Uses Notes: 

    This upright Scotch broom has a distinctive broom-like silhouette that makes it a striking textural accent in garden beds and landscaping planting. Needs full sun and well-drained soil.

    Maintenance Notes: 

    Needs very well-drained soils, especially during periods of cold temperatures. Mostly maintenance-free, but if it does look a bit scruffy, you can give it a light trim after it blooms in spring.

    PLEASE NOTE: Sister Disco® - Scotch Broom - Cytisus scoparius is restricted and cannot be shipped to the state(s) of CA, ID, MA, MD, MT, OR, UT, WA and WI. 

    Sister Disco® Cytisus scoparius 'SMNCSCRY' USPP 30,186
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    • Easy care, stunning blooms, the deer have not touched it! It really is a show stopper.

      Karen
      , Virginia
      , United States
      , 28 weeks ago
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