About
Coronilla valentina subsp. glauca is a compact, evergreen shrub featuring blue-grey, pinnate foliage. This plant produces clusters of aromatic, deep yellow blooms.
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, Clay, Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
- Aspect
- East-facing, South-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H4
Plant details
- Plant type
- Shrubs
- Habit
- Bushy
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Height
- 0.5-1 metres
- Spread
- 0.5-1 metres
- Time to full height
- 10-20 years
- Suggested uses
- City and courtyard gardens, Coastal, Cottage and informal garden, Rock garden
- Native to
- Mediterranean
- Fragrance
- Flower
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Will grow happily in a range of sunny, sheltered habitats
- Pruning
- Pruning group 1
- Propagation
- Propagate by seed or semi-hardwood cuttings
- Pest resistance
- Generally pest-free
- Disease resistance
- May be susceptible to honey fungus