Hairy Greenweed
Genista pilosa
Also known as
Hairy greenwood
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Full Sun
Light watering
Frost Hardy
H5
RHS hardiness
-15°C
Minimum temperature
Expected size
Height | Spread | |
|---|---|---|
50cm | Max | 1.2m |
20cm | Min | 70cm |
Flowering
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spring
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summer
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autumn
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winter
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Hairy Greenweed Overview
This is a deciduous prostrate to upright species growing about 40cm high. It will bear small narrow, lance-shaped dark green leaves with a silky undersurface and profuse small yellow pea-shaped blooms in the early summer.
Common problems with Hairy Greenweed
How to propagate Hairy Greenweed
Cuttings
You can propagate the species by softwood or basal cuttings in the summer. Seed in the autumn, selected forms by softwood cuttings only in summer.
Seed
Special features of Hairy Greenweed
Ground cover
Other uses of Hairy Greenweed
Banks