Calicotome villosa - Hairy thorny broom

Hairy thorny broom (Calicotome villosa) is a deciduous, spiny shrub of dry stony scrub near the coast across the Mediterranean, especially common in areas after woodland clearance. As a legume, it fixes nitrogen through root-nodule symbiosis with soil bacteria, and is used for low hedging.¹

Inputs

• Hardiness zone 7¹
• Hardiness zone 8¹
• Hardiness zone 9¹
• Hardiness zone 10¹
• Full sun¹
• Well drained soil¹
• Moist soil¹

Type

• Shrub
• Deciduous

Functions

• Nitrogen fixer¹
• Hedge¹

Footnotes

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