Coronilla glauca

Coronilla Valentina

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Common Name: 

Coronilla Valentina

Plant Type: 

Flower color: 

Foliage color: 

Green

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Maximum temperature: 

40°C

Minimum temperature: 

7°C

Coronilla Valentina (Coronilla glauca) - Description

Coronilla valentina (scorpion vetch) is a species of flowering plant in the genus Coronilla of the legume family Fabaceae, native to Portugal, Spain and Croatia (Dalmatia). It is an evergreen shrub growing to 80 cm (31 in) tall and wide, with pea-like foliage and fragrant, brilliant yellow flowers in spring and summer, followed by slender pods. The subspecies C. valentina subsp. glauca (syn. C. glauca) and its cultivar 'Citrina' have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. Linnaeus observed that the flowers, remarkably fragrant in the daytime, are almost scentless at night.

Coronilla Valentina (Coronilla glauca) - Blooming

The Crown Vetch will bloom lavender-pink, yellow, white, or pink, fragrant, pea-like flowers followed by slender pods.

Coronilla Valentina (Coronilla glauca) - Growth

Annuals, herbaceous perennials, and evergreen and deciduous shrubs. Will grow stems that are about 2 ft. in length. Does best in full sun. Grow Coronilla in a shrub border or at the base of a wall that gets sun.

Coronilla Valentina (Coronilla glauca) - Planting

Sow seeds in containers in a cold frame when ripe, or in spring. Cold frames are protective structures, located outside for propagating and growing plants. Can also propagate by rooting greenwood cuttings or semi-ripe cuttings in summer. Greenwood cuttings are taken from shoot-tips of plants, and are harder than softwood cuttings. Semi-ripe cuttings are cuttings taken from semi-mature wood.

Coronilla Valentina (Coronilla glauca) - Pest

Anthracnose may be a problem.

Coronilla Valentina (Coronilla glauca) - Interesting facts

Coronilla is endemic to Europe and North Africa.

Coronilla Valentina (Coronilla glauca) - Soil and irrigation

Plant should be moderately watered during the spring if there is no rain. Does best with light, well-draining soils with moderate fertility.

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