Laburnum x watereri 'Vossii'
(Golden Rain )
Family - Papilionaceae
Category - Tree
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer
Hardiness - H6
Height - 6m or more
Width - 6m or more
Location - The Walled Garden
Description: A small, Deciduous tree with a spreading habit. Neat, mid-green leaves are trifoliate in shape. Fragrant, glowing yellow pea-like flowers are held in long, pendulous Racemes from late spring into early summer. Each Raceme can reach 60cm in length. The flowers are followed by flat, green seed pods. Highly attractive to pollinating insects.
Award of Garden Merit (AGM).
Flower:
Fragrant, bright yellow flowers are pea-like in shape and held in pendent racemes that can reach to 60cm in length. The flowers are produced from late May into early June and are followed by flat, green seed pods that contain very little seed.
Flower colour: Yellow
Flower shape: Pea-like flowers in racemes
Flowering time: May, June
Foliage:
Mid-green, trifoliate leaves have oval leaflets that are pointed at the tips. The leaves are Alternately arranged on the branches.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Trifoliate with oval leaflets
Poison Information:
This plant is poisonous.
All parts of this plant are highly toxic if ingested.
Propagation:
Grafting.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun in reasonably fertile, moisture-retentive, but well-drained soil.