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Cytisus × Praecox
''Cytisus'' × ''praecox'', the Warminster broom, is an artificial hybrid species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. Its parents are '' Cytisus multiflorus'' (the white Spanish broom) and '' Cytisus oromediterraneus'' (the Pyrenean broom). A deciduous shrub, it is available from commercial suppliers. It has a number of cultivars, including 'Allgold' and 'Warminster', which have both gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit The Award of Garden Merit (AGM) is a long-established award for plants by the British Royal Horticultural Society (RHS). It is based on assessment of the plants' performance under UK growing conditions. It includes the full range of cultivated p .... Other commercially available cultivars are 'Albus' and 'Lilac Lady'. References praecox Ornamental plants Hybrid plants Plants described in 1897 {{Faboideae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Jackson Bean
William Jackson Bean CVO ISO (26 May 1863 in Leavening, North Riding of Yorkshire – 19 April 1947 in Kew, Surrey) was a British botanist and plantsman, who was curator of Kew Gardens from 1922 to 1929. He was responsible for some of the present collections of trees and woody plants there. Biography Bean was born in the little village of Leavening, near Malton in North Yorkshire in 1863. His mother was Lydia, née Jackson. His father was George Bean (c. 1833–1869), a nurseryman, as were his grandfather and greatgrandfather. His father died early. His mother worked as a nursery and seed dealer. After education at Archbishop Holgate's School, Bean became at age sixteen an apprentice gardener at the gardens of Belvoir Castle, Leicestershire, the seat of the Duke of Rutland. At age twenty, Bean began his career at Kew Gardens as a trainee gardener. He remained at Kew for over 45 years, reaching the position of curator in 1922. Bean wrote a history of Kew Gardens, which was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fabaceae
Fabaceae () or Leguminosae,International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants. Article 18.5 states: "The following names, of long usage, are treated as validly published: ....Leguminosae (nom. alt.: Fabaceae; type: Faba Mill. Vicia L.; ... When the Papilionaceae are regarded as a family distinct from the remainder of the Leguminosae, the name Papilionaceae is conserved against Leguminosae." English pronunciations are as follows: , and . commonly known as the legume, pea, or bean family, is a large and agriculturally important family of |
Cytisus Multiflorus
''Cytisus multiflorus'' is a species of legume known by the common names white broom, white spanishbroom and Portuguese broom. Distribution It is native to the Iberian Peninsula, especially frequent in the western half in central and northern interior Portugal and central and northern western Spain. It is better known as an introduced species on other continents, including Australia and North America, where it has become a weed in agricultural land and an invasive species in natural habitats. Description ''Cytisus multiflorus'' is a shrub growing up to or in sprawling height, with a broomlike array of many five-angled flexible branches. Leaves appear mainly on lower branches, each made up of three leaflets. Some leaves grow on the upper branches; these are generally made up of a single leaflet. Each leaflet is under a centimeter long and may be linear to oblong in shape and coated in soft silvery hairs. The white, pea-like flower is up to a centimeter long and is often mark ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cytisus Oromediterraneus
''Cytisus oromediterraneus'', the Pyrenean broom, is a shrub species that belongs to the family Fabaceae. Description It is composed of dense, tightly packed branches. Forms extensive shrublands, alone or coexisting with other shrubs, such as the creeping juniper (''Juniperus communis'' subsp. ''nana'') in the high siliceous mountains, and almost always above forest level or coexisting with Pinus sylvestris, Scot pines. The leaves fall early so the stems are often bare; the lower ones are trifoliate, without Petiole (botany), petiole; the floral ones are simple and also seated. Flowers yellow, small, (9–12 mm) single or in pairs in the axil of the leaves, forming a more or less dense cluster at the termination of the branches supported by a 2–6 mm Peduncle (botany), head. Sepal, Calyx membranous, bell-shaped and hairy. The Perianth, corolla is butterfly-like, with a rounded upper petal. The fruit is a legume of 15 to 30 mm, straight or somewhat curved, very ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
