Cytisus x boskoopii ‘Boskoop Ruby’
Cytisus x boskoopii 'Boskoop Ruby' is a sterile broom with sprays of fragrant, ruby-red, pea-like flowers.
Cytisus x boskoopii ‘Boskoop Ruby’ is an award-winning, sterile broom that grows into a compact, bushy shrub offering a spectacular show in late spring to early summer with abundant sprays of fragrant, ruby-red, pea-like flowers on slender, arching branches followed by tiny grey-green leaves. It can reach four feet high and 4-5 feet wide. Semi-evergreen, well-behaved, low maintenance, sterile and drought tolerant once established. Tolerates poor soil as long as it is well-draining. Grow or train against a sunny, sheltered wall, or use at the back of the border, as an informal hedge, or mass plant as a tall ground cover. Pollinator attractor.
Common Name: Broom
Family: Fabaceae (The Legume Family)
Zone Hardiness: 6-9
Light: Full Sun, Part Sun
Height: 2-4'
Width: 3-5'
Primary Bloom Colour: Red
Secondary Bloom Colour: Red
Bloom Time: Spring - Summer
Foliage Colour: Green, Silver
Class: Semi-evergreen
Type: Shrub
Soil Moisture: Average, Drought Tolerant, Dry
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: Yes
Berries:
Benefits: Butterflies, Bees
Deer Resistant: Yes
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: Well drained soils, open sites, in high mountains to scrub and heartland at lower altitudes.
Award: AGM
Geographical Origin: North Africa, Garden Origin
