Coronilla glauca 'Citrina'

bastard senna 'Citrina'

'Citrina' is a small evergreen shrub with blue-grey, pinnate leaves and heads of small, fragrant, lemon-yellow flowers in late winter and early spring

SynonymsCoronilla valentina 'Sulphurea'
Coronilla valentina 'Citrinus'

Botanical details

Family

Fabaceae

 

Native to the UK

No

 

Foliage

Evergreen

 

Habit

Bushy

 

Genus

Coronilla can be annuals, herbaceous perennials or deciduous or evergreen shrubs, with pinnate leaves and often scented, pea-like flowers in compact umbels in the leaf axils

Coronilla glauca 'Citrina'|bastard senna 'Citrina'/RHS Gardening

Coronilla valentina subsp. glauca 'Citrina' will light up a sheltered position with an abundance of lemon-yellow, pea-like blooms. Flowering from December through to mid spring, the sweetly scented blooms make this a useful shrub for bringing colour to those dull winter days. The small blue-green foliage is evergreen, providing a fine backdrop for its fragrant display.

This versatile shrub is perfectly hardy in most UK locations, but performs particularly well in a sheltered, sunny spot, even in difficult coastal areas. Its compact, rounded habit makes it ideal for borders and patio containers . Alternatively train it as a wall shrub for a spectacular upright display that can attain a height of 180cm (6') with careful training. Height and spread when grown as free standing shrub: 90cm (36"). Height when grown as wall trained shrub: Up to 180cm (6').

Coronilla glauca 'Citrina' plants | Thompson & Morgan (thompson-morgan.com)

Coronilla valentina, the shrubby scorpion-vetch, scorpion vetch or bastard senna, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Coronilla of the legume family Fabaceae, native to the Mediterranean Basin, and introduced into Kenya and the United States. It is an evergreen shrub growing to 80 cm (31 in) tall and wide, with pea-like foliage and fragrant, brilliant yellow flowers in spring and summer, followed by slender pods. Linnaeus observed that the flowers, remarkably fragrant in the daytime, are almost scentless at night.

In cultivation it is fairly hardy, but prefers Mediterranean conditions, with shelter and warm sunshine. The subspecies C. valentina subsp. glauca (syn. C. glauca) and its cultivar 'Citrina' have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit (confirmed 2017).

Coronilla valentina - Wikipedia

 

 

 

 

 

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