Cytisus

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Cytisus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, native to open sites (typically scrub and heathland) in Europe, western Asia and North Africa. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae, and is one of several genera in the tribe Genisteae which are commonly called brooms. They are shrubs producing masses of brightly coloured, pea-like flowers, often highly fragrant.[2] Members of the segregate genera Calicotome, Chamaecytisus, and Lembotropis are sometimes included in Cytisus.[3]

Species

As of August 2025, Kew's Plants of the World Online accepted the following species and natural hybrids:[1]Template:R/superscript Script error: No such module "Template wrapper".

Award of Garden Merit cultivars

Species have been widely cultivated and hybridised, and the following cultivars have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit:

  • Cytisus × beanii [4]
  • Cytisus × boskoopii 'Boskoop Ruby'[5] (deep crimson flowers,[6])
  • Cytisus × boskoopii 'Zeelandia'[7] (lilac, pink and cream flowers,[6])
  • Cytisus 'Burkwoodii'[8] (cerise red or crimson red and yellow edged flowers,[6])
  • Cytisus 'Hollandia'[9] (red and pale cream flowers,[6])
  • Cytisus × kewensis[10] (Cytisus ardoinii × Cytisus multiflorus; small, prostrate shrub with cream flowers)
  • Cytisus 'Lena' [11]
  • Cytisus nigricans 'Cyni'[12]
  • Cytisus × praecox 'Allgold'[13] (yellow flowers)
  • Cytisus × praecox 'Warminster' [14] (pale yellow flowers)

References

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  1. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Cytisus Desf". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
  2. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.RHS A–Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965.
  3. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."ILDIS LegumeWeb entry for Cytisus". International Legume Database & Information Service. Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
  4. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Cytisus × beanii". RHS. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  5. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."RHS Plant Selector—Cytisus × boskoopii 'Boskoop Ruby'". Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  6. ^ a b c d Andy McIndoe The Horticulture Gardener’s Guides - Shrubs (2005), p. 144, at Google Books
  7. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."RHS Plant Selector - Cytisus × boskoopii 'Zeelandia'". Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  8. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."RHS Plant Selector—Cytisus 'Burkwoodii'". Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  9. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."RHS Plant Selector—Cytisus 'Hollandia'". Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  10. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."RHS Plant Selector—Cytisus × kewensis". Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  11. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Cytisus 'Lena'". RHS. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  12. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Cytisus nigricans 'Cyni'". RHS. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  13. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."RHS Plant Selector—Cytisus ×praecox 'Allgold'". Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  14. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."RHS Plant Selector—Cytisus × praecox 'Warminster'". Retrieved 15 April 2020.

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