Coronilla juncea SEEDS

Coronilla juncea seeds grow into the rush-like scorpion-vetch an evergreen, rush-stemmed, Mediterranean shrub native to the Mediterranean biome of the Iberian Peninsula, southern France, Italy and North Africa (Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia). Described by L. (Linnaeus). The epithet juncea means ‘rush-like’ (from Latin juncus = rush), referring to the slender, photosynthetic, bright green, rush-like stems that give the plant its distinctive character it is virtually leafless for much of the year, with the green stems performing the function of leaves. Produces masses of small, bright yellow, pea-shaped flowers in dense umbels throughout the warm season, with a pleasant fragrance. Nitrogen-fixing. Family Fabaceae.

Full sun; well-drained, poor, rocky or sandy soils; drought-tolerant; warm Mediterranean conditions. Distinctive rush-stemmed, drought-tolerant ornamental for dry gardens.

• ‘Juncea’ = rush-like (slender photosynthetic stems instead of leaves); L.; nitrogen-fixing; yellow umbel flowers
• Virtually leafless bright green rush-like stems perform photosynthesis; fragrant yellow pea flowers; long season
• Iberian Peninsula, S. France, Italy, N. Africa Mediterranean biome; garrigue and dry rocky slopes
• Genus Coronilla: ~10 species; Mediterranean; Family Fabaceae (Faboideae); Order Fabales
• Full sun; poor rocky/sandy soils; very drought-tolerant; warm Mediterranean; nitrogen-fixing; Family Fabaceae

Coronilla juncea the rush-like scorpion-vetch is one of the most architecturally unusual legumes in the Mediterranean flora: the almost leafless, photosynthetically active green rush-like stems that make up the plant’s structure give it a unique sculptural quality entirely different from conventional shrubs, while the masses of fragrant yellow flowers produced throughout the warm season attract a wide range of pollinators.

IMPORTANT: Pictures show the adult plant, which is not for sale. The offer is only for seeds.