Boething Treeland Farms grows over 1,000 varieties of trees, shrubs, perennials and specialty plants on 9 California nurseries to serve the wholesale landscape and nursery industries throughout the Western United States and beyond.
Plant Type: Ground Covers / Shrubs
Evergreen-Deciduous: Evergreen, Semi-Evergreen, Deciduous
Overall Mature Size: Small
Also Grown As: Bush
Mature Height & Spread: 1-2' x 3-4'
Natural Growth Habit: Arching, Compact, Low, Mounding
Native To: Mediterranean
Exposure: Full Sun
Water: Low Water
Flower Color: Yellow
Bloom Time: Spring
Special Features: Attracts Birds/Butterflies/Bees / Cold Hardy / Deer Resistant / Desert Conditions / Drought Resistant / Interesting Foliage / Intermountain Conditions / Seacoast Conditions
Container Sizes: #1, #5
Sunset Garden Zones: 2-24
USDA Hardiness Zone: 6-9
Genista lydia is an evergreen or deciduous broadleaf shrub with a low-growing, compact, arching, and mounding habit and featuring small green leaves and bright yellow spring flowers. It is deciduous in cold northern climates, semi-evergreen to evergreen in warm winter zones. Tolerant of desert and coastal conditions, excellent for intermountain conditions provide all normal growth requirements are met. Uses include groundcover, mass plantings, border. It requires full sun; not shade tolerant and will perform poorly. Low water use. It has high drought resistance. Prefers poor, sandy, rocky, or gravelly soils; must have sharp, excellent drainage. Deer and rabbit-resistant. Resistant to Verticillium wilt. Cold hardy to -10°F.
Genista lydia is an evergreen or deciduous broadleaf shrub with a low-growing, compact, arching, and mounding habit and featuring small green leaves and bright yellow spring flowers. It is deciduous in cold northern climates, semi-evergreen to evergreen in warm winter zones. Tolerant of desert and coastal conditions, excellent for intermountain conditions provide all normal growth requirements are met. Uses include groundcover, mass plantings, border. It requires full sun; not shade tolerant and will perform poorly. Low water use. It has high drought resistance. Prefers poor, sandy, rocky, or gravelly soils; must have sharp, excellent drainage. Deer and rabbit-resistant. Resistant to Verticillium wilt. Cold hardy to -10°F.
