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Spring–Summer
Common Broom
Cytisus scoparius
Family: Fabaceae
Heady & Exoticvanillacoconut
SeasonSpring–Summer
OriginWestern Europe
IntensityStrong
LifespanPerennial
About This Flower
Heady & Exotic · Spring–Summer bloomer
Common broom turns hillsides and heaths vivid gold in late spring, its pea-flowers releasing a rich, vanilla-coconut fragrance that saturates the warm air around flowering thickets.
Symbolism & Meaning
humility, neatness, cleanliness
In the Victorian language of flowers, common broom means “Neatness and humility”.
Habitat & Environment
Western Europe
Common Broom is native to Western Europe.
Quick Reference
- Scientific NameCytisus scoparius
- FamilyFabaceae
- Native ToWestern Europe
- Bloom SeasonSpring–Summer
- LifespanPerennial
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