Botanical Name: Genista lydia
USDA Hardiness Zone: 4-9
Height: 1-2'
Spread: 1-2'
Sun Exposure: Full Sun
Characteristics: Compact dwarf shrub with an impactful display of yellow flowers smother the plant in spring, has small soft leaves covering the arching branches, drought tolerant and resilient thrives on neglect, tolerates poor soil, deer resistant, looks wonderful cascading over on the edge of low walls or a raised bed, also great for banks and slopes, ideal for poor, dry, nutrient poor and alkaline soils.