Genista spp. - Genista

Genista spp., commonly known as Genista, are shrubs with yellow flowers. They are used ornamentally and for soil stabilization. Some species have traditional medicinal uses and can be invasive.

Inputs

• Hardiness zone 4¹
• Hardiness zone 5¹
• Hardiness zone 6¹
• Hardiness zone 7¹
• Full sun¹
• Well drained soil¹
• Moist soil¹

Outputs

• Human food¹
• Dye¹
• Medicinal use¹

Type

• Shrub

Functions

• Nitrogen fixer²
• Pollination¹
• Ground cover¹

Footnotes

1. Genista tinctoria | Plants for a Future ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷ ↩⁸ ↩⁹ ↩¹⁰ ↩¹¹ ↩¹²

2. Gaia’s Garden - A Guide to Home-Scale Permaculture, 2nd Edition Table 6-3 ↩