About
Bupleurum fruticosum is a spreading, evergreen shrub that can reach heights of up to 2 meters. It features elongated, narrow stems that support blue-green foliage measuring up to 8 centimeters in length. During the summer and early autumn, it produces rounded clusters of small yellow flowers that span approximately 4 centimeters in diameter.
About the genus
Bupleurum includes a range of growth forms, such as annuals, perennials, and evergreen shrubs. The foliage consists of simple leaves, while the small yellow or green flowers are grouped together, typically accompanied by petal-like bracts that can be green to yellow in color.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Soil type
- Chalk, Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Well-drained
- Aspect
- South-facing, West-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H4
Plant details
- Plant type
- Shrubs
- Habit
- Bushy
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Height
- 1.5-2.5 metres
- Spread
- 1.5-2.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 5-10 years
- Suggested uses
- City and courtyard gardens, Coastal, Cottage and informal garden, Gravel garden, Wildlife gardens
- Native to
- S Europe, NW Africa, W Asia
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow in any well-drained soil in a warm sheltered site with full sun
- Pruning
- Pruning group 9: tolerates hard pruning
- Propagation
- Propagate by seed in containers in a cold frame in spring; root semi-ripe cuttings in summer
- Pest resistance
- Generally pest-free
- Disease resistance
- Generally disease-free