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Cytisus 'Lena'

Common name(s): Broom
Family name: Fabaceae
Common family name: Bean Family, Pea Family, Legume Family
USDA hardiness zone(s): 5
Perennation: perennial
Light level: sun
Flower color: red, yellow
Plant height: 3 feet - 5 feet
Plant spread: 4 feet - 5 feet
Deciduous: evergreen
Growth form: bushy
Leaf color: green
Range: Cultivated
Habit: shrub - clonal
Special characteristics: Drought Tolerant
Small deciduous shrub with slender green shoots and small trifoliate leaves. Dark red buds in April turn to deep crimson flowers with a light yellow middle in May. Pea pod-shaped fruit turn brown in mid summer. Drought tolerant once established. This may be a short-lived shrub.

This is a nice addition to the perennial or shrub border.

Zone 5 - 8

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