Scented like honeysuckle, too! Care is identical to that of Japanese azalea Soft-hearted shrubby cinquefoilĭasiphora fruticosa (formerly Potentilla fruticosa) – Very hardy and boasting exceptional yellow blooming. Though leaves appear early on in Spring, the blooming covers everything in a blanket of gold that is truly magnificent. Rhododendron luteum – Not truly broom-like, but still bearing a massive cover of yellow flowers, this Azalea variety will shine for nearly a month. Covered with gold in spring, Yellow Azalea 5 Shrubs to plant instead of invasive Broom Amazing yellow blooms, Forsythiaįorsythia – Very early bloomers, among the first to greet us in Spring! Long, spindly sprigs laden with beautiful yellow blossoms – this is definitely the plant to send those invasive broom shrubs away! As an added benefit, you can even bundle twigs from the shrub to make garden brooms, too… Picture at top shows what such a shrub looks like in season, marvelous! Excellent look-alike to replace French broom. When not from America, the shrubs below don’t display aggressive invasive traits, so they’re safe for planting. For example, cinquefoil is native to Europe and Asia. Several among the following still do come from abroad. For example, Australia, New Zealand, and Europe may see their own environment endangered if these shrubs were planted there. Note: these same shrubs might be invasive on other continents, though. As such, they’re usually suitable for planting in your garden, in public spaces or in community gardens across the continent. The following shrubs are mostly native to North America. They’re even more beautiful, if you consider that planting them restores habitats and creates balance. Native alternatives exist to plant instead of invasive Scotch or French broom.
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