Coronilla coronata, commonly known as mountain crown vetch, is a bushy evergreen shrub within the Fabaceae family. This cultivar thrives in full sun and prefers sheltered, west- or south-facing aspects. It grows well in fertile, well-drained soils such as chalk, loam, or sand, and tolerates a range of soil pH levels from acid to alkaline. Coronilla species typically have pinnate leaves and fragrant, pea-shaped flowers clustered in umbels, which appear in spring and summer. Suitable for city and courtyard gardens as well as coastal and informal cottage gardens, it is hardy to UK zone H4 and can be propagated by seed or semi-hardwood cuttings.

Mountain crown vetch (Coronilla coronata) is a bushy evergreen shrub, hardy to H4, ideal for sunny, sheltered city, coastal, and cottage gardens in spring and

Coronilla coronata

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