Broom – Cytisus scoparius

Broom flowers make a wonderful splash of colour from Springtime and when the flowers are finished they have nice seed pods that eventually turn black and in late summer these seed pods which look like ‘pea pods’ burst open and if you are standing near them you can actually hear the pop. I am not sure that all varieties of Broom are resistant to fire but those that are, you will find that the fire only destroys the growth that is above ground but given time this plant with start to grow again from its roots which were protected below ground and it is also a good place for the germination of stored seeds in the soil to start to grow.

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