![]() Eating parts of the plant may cause weakness, changes in heart rate, decrease in blood pressure and shortness of breath. The seeds, leaves and stems contain toxic materials. Its global distribution is Mediterranean. It is common in the Mediterranean Maqui in the north of Israel, dominates in places that were damaged by bulldozers or fire, and is planted in gardens and along roads as an ornamental plant. The seeds are dispersed when the legumen suddenly opens into two curled valves and the seeds are thrown into the surroundings. Upon ripening, the color of the legumen changes to dark brown. It is 4-7 cm long and contains numerous seeds. The fruit is an elongated and compressed legumen. ![]() The flower is pollinated by large bees, such as Xylocopinae. A kind of explosion is created, and the pollen disperses in the form of a small yellow cloud. Pressing on the base of the keel causes the release of the stamens by tearing the fusion between the two petals that compose the keel. The flower has 10 stamens, with fused filaments. The flower is pea shaped, lemon-yellow, fragrant, and large (2-3 cm). The flowers are arranged in a raceme-like inflorescence of 10-30 flowers. Spartium junceum blooms all at once, with a rich efflorescence, from April to June. Their color turns silvery because of a sparse cover of soft hairs. They are entire, lanceolate, 20-40 mm long. During fall, the soil is warm enough to promote root growth, and the cooler weather is perfect for the plant to focus energy on developing its root system. This means you can plant them from September to early November, or from March to May. The leaves appear in the spring but do not persist for long. The ideal temperature range for Spanish Broom to grow is between 60F to 90F. Native: Mediterranean Provenance: Italy Size and spread (10 years): 3m x 1. The stomata are found within these grooves, protected against rapid evaporation. Description Spartium junceum Common name: Spanish Broom. ![]() The young stems are ephemeral: green, smooth, with longitudinal grooves. Its branches (trunks) are gray, and somewhat scabrous. It reaches a height of 1-2 meters, and sometimes even up to 4 meters. Kept at just under simmer for 40 minuted and left to steep for 18 hours.Spanish Broom (Rush Broom) is a branched and dense shrub. Mordanted with alum then added to dye pot Simmered for 1 hour and left to steep for 4 days, then drained.ġ00g Bluefaced Leicester double knitting wool. This was the result - a glowing acid yellow which I am experimenting with as a base for layering up over-dyed colours as part of a Studio Members course on plant dying basics. I kept it at a point just below simmer for about 40 minutes, let it cool and steep overnight. And the wool turned acid yellow - a strong, bright colour from the murk. When I came back the whole pan had gone that musty way - almost mouldy, definitely bletted - but as I sieved and squashed the flowers out I thought I should try a bit of wool in it - just to record the process. I put the pan under my dye bench and went away. At this point I felt it was a failed experiment - always useful in their own right - but a bit disappointing. I collected half a 10 gallon pan load of flowers and simmered them for an hour. It seemed the perfect opportunity to try it out as a natural dye plant - google and old books said it gave a great yellow, like gorse which its flowers resemble. It is classed as a noxious weed in many countries.įor a few years we left it to do its own thing, but I now want to extend the meadow area, plant some native fruit trees and cowslips, so we took the decision to push it back to the fence line of the bit where we used to keep pigs. It is a nice bright flower in May - though rarely seems to attract insects - but the rest of the year it is just spiky and dull, possibly a physical habitat but not obviously useful in a wildlife context. It is the main pioneer plant that appeared (in hundreds) after the landslip a few years ago took away the trees. We have a problem with Scotch broom (Cytisus scoparius) in the area around the workshop - it is an invasive plant, short lived, hardy, yet prone to die off.
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