My Plants List
Create your own plant list and get plant care reminders direct to your inbox!
My Plant Care
Get more detailed care advice, specific how-to guides and care reminder prompts right to your inbox!
My Garden Match
Check you are planting correctly with our unique garden match tool.
Did you know 30% of new plants purchased die within the first year because they are planted in the wrong place? Don't make that costly and upsetting mistake!
My Questions
Ask a question, make a comment and discuss plants and gardening!
My Plants List
Create your own plant list and get plant care reminders direct to your inbox!
 |
Beginner
skill rating |
 |
0.8m
max. spread |
 |
0.8m
max. height |
 |
2-5 years
to maturity |
 |
1 hour care
per year |
Botanical name: Coronilla valentina subsp. glauca
Other names: Glaucous scorpion-vetch, Coronilla glauca, Coronilla valentina 'Glauca', Mediterranean crownvetch, Bastard senna
Sign up for your FREE ACCOUNT today or login to add this plant to your plants list
Genus: Coronilla
Species: C. valentina subsp. glauca - C. valentina subsp. glauca is a compact, rounded, evergreen shrub with pinnate, blue-green leaves and fragrant, yellow flowers in late winter and early spring, and again in late summer.
Coronilla valentina subsp. glauca is: Evergreen
Flower: Yellow in Spring; Yellow in Summer; Yellow in Winter
Foliage: Blue-green in All seasons
Fragrance: Flowers are fragrant.
Habit: Bushy, Compact, Dense, Rounded
Awards: RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
Coronilla valentina subsp. glauca (Glaucous scorpion-vetch) will reach a height of 0.8m and a spread of 0.8m after 2-5 years.
Sign up for your FREE ACCOUNT today or login to match this plant to your garden
Suggested uses: Beds and borders, City, Coastal, Cottage/Informal, Gravel, Rock, Wallside and trellises
Cultivation: Grow in light, moderately fertile soil in a sunny location. Must be sheltered from cold, drying winds.
|
| Soil types: |
Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types) |
 |
| Soil drainage: |
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained |
|
| Soil pH: |
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral |
|
| Light: |
Full Sun |
|
| Aspect: |
South, West |
|
| Exposure: |
Sheltered |
|
| Hardiness: |
Tender in frost (H3) |
|
|
|
|
Discuss Coronilla valentina subsp. glauca (Glaucous scorpion-vetch) with other Shoot members.
Sign up for your FREE ACCOUNT today or login to add a comment or question about this plant
We list 21 suppliers who tell us they sell Coronilla valentina subsp. glauca (Glaucous scorpion-vetch). In order to see the list you'll need to either register or log in as a full member.
Sign up for a FULL ACCOUNT today or login as a full member.
If you sell this plant and would like to add a link, please fill in this form.
"I love love love the site - it is so full of information :)"
