About
Coronilla valentina 'Cotswold Cream' is a bushy evergreen shrub that typically reaches a height of about 1.5 meters. Its foliage consists of oval, grey-green leaflets that feature irregular creamy white edges. Clusters of small, fragrant yellow blooms appear from late winter and continue into spring.
About the genus
Coronilla encompasses a range of plants including annuals, herbaceous perennials, and shrubs that may be either deciduous or evergreen. These species typically feature pinnate leaves and produce fragrant, pea-shaped flowers that cluster in umbels at the axils of the leaves.
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
- 1-1.5 metres
- Spread
- 1-1.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 5-10 years
- Suggested uses
- City and courtyard gardens, Coastal, Cottage and informal garden
- Fragrance
- Flower
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow in a warm, sunny, sheltered position in well-drained soil. Needs winter protection in cold areas
- Pruning
- Pruning group 1
- Propagation
- Propagate by semi-hardwood cuttings
- Pest resistance
- Generally pest-free
- Disease resistance
- May be susceptible to honey fungus