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Sister Rosie® Scotch Broom Cytisus scoparius

Exposure
  • Sun
Flower Season
  • Spring
Mature Size
3' 3' 91cm 91cm
Height: 2' - 3'
Spread: 2' - 3'
Height: 61cm - 91cm
Spread: 61cm - 91cm
  • Details

    24 - 36 Inches
    24 - 36 Inches
    24 - 36 Inches
    61cm - 91cm
    61cm - 91cm
    61cm - 91cm

    Features

    A whole painter's palette of colors in every bloom.

    Sister Rosie® Scotch broom brings more to your garden: more color, more flowers, more texture! In spring, the plant springs back to life with hundreds of pea-shaped flowers in dusky pink with red and yellow lips. Nothing else looks quite like it, and it is especially when paired with colorful spring blooming bulbs like daffodils, tulips, and crocus. Scotch broom loves sunny, dry conditions, which these bulbs also like, so pairing them 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 Rosie® Scotch broom:

    - Multiple true, rich colors in every bloom.

    - 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: 
    24 - 36 Inches 61cm - 91cm
    Spacing: 
    24 - 36 Inches 61cm - 91cm
    Spread: 
    24 - 36 Inches 61cm - 91cm
    Flower Colors: 
    Pink
    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 Rosie® - 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 Rosie® Cytisus scoparius 'SMNCSDRY' USPP 30,176
  • 5 Reviews

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    Browse reviews from people who have grown this plant.
    • A great hybrid - a great color and NOT invasive like the European yellow version!

      Witch House
      , Michigan
      , United States
      , 1 year ago
    • A great hybrid - a great color and NOT invasive like the European yellow version!

      Witch House
      , Michigan
      , United States
      , 1 year ago
    • Beautiful plant, not invasive at all, very drought tolerant. I have had it growing in my yard for 10 years, it has never spread as these domesticated scotch broom ate sterile!

      Charlotte Deibert
      , Oregon
      , United States
      , 1 year ago
    • This plant is HIGHLY INVASIVE. You are terrible for selling it.

      Dale
      , 1 year ago
    • This plant is HIGHLY INVASIVE. You are terrible for selling it.

      Dale
      , 1 year ago
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