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Cytisus × praecox

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Cytisus × praecox
Close-up of flowers
'Allgold' cultivar
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Cytisus
Species:
C. × praecox
Binomial name
Cytisus × praecox
Synonyms[1]
  • Cytisus × praecox f. albus (T.Sm.) Rehder
  • Cytisus × praecox albus T.Sm.
  • Cytisus × praecox f. luteus (T.Sm.) Rehder
  • Cytisus × praecox luteus T.Sm.
  • Genista × praecox Rob.

Cytisus × praecox, the Warminster broom, is an artificial hybrid species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae.[2] Its parents are Cytisus multiflorus (the white Spanish broom) and Cytisus oromediterraneus (the Pyrenean broom).[1] A deciduous shrub, it is available from commercial suppliers.[2] It has a number of cultivars, including 'Allgold' and 'Warminster', which have both gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3][4] Other commercially available cultivars are 'Albus' and 'Lilac Lady'.[5][6]

Cytisus × praecox 'Albus' cultivar

References

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  1. ^ a b "Cytisus × praecox Bean". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Cytisus × praecox Warminster broom". Find a plant. The Royal Horticultural Society. 2024. Retrieved 18 June 2024. 8 suppliers
  3. ^ "Cytisus × praecox 'Allgold'". Find a plant. The Royal Horticultural Society. 2024. Retrieved 18 June 2024. 17 suppliers
  4. ^ "Cytisus × praecox 'Warminster' Warminster broom". Find a plant. The Royal Horticultural Society. 2024. Retrieved 18 June 2024. 2 suppliers
  5. ^ "Cytisus × praecox 'Albus'". Find a plant. The Royal Horticultural Society. 2024. Retrieved 18 June 2024. 14 suppliers
  6. ^ "Cytisus × praecox 'Lilac Lady'". Find a plant. The Royal Horticultural Society. 2024. Retrieved 18 June 2024. 2 suppliers