Amber Elf is an outstanding naturally compact variety of Cytisus, forming a neat dome-shaped plant with deep green foliage. The whole plant becomes completely covered with large amber-yellow flowers in early summer - a really striking display!
Cytisus Amber Elf is ideal for container gardening or for use in the border.
Cytisus Amber Elf has already been launched in the UK and is finding strong markets in France and Italy. It makes an excellent impulse plant in pots from 1 to 2 litres for sales in late spring and early summer. It is best supplied to garden centres when in bud. It makes a naturally compact and bushy plant with minimal trimming.
Cytisus Amber Elf.
1.5 litre specimen, ready for sale.
Amber Elf is best sold when the plants are in bud, giving the longest possible garden centre shelf-life.
Cytisus Amber Elf in full flower.
Breeder: Tim Crowther.
Protection status:
Hardiness: USDA zones 5 to 10 (minimum temperature -26 Celsius).
Bloom: large amber-yellow flowers in early summer.
Foliage: deep green. Retains juvenile foliage.
Habit: compact mounded habit. 50cm/20″ high, 40cm/16″ wide when mature.
Propagation: cuttings. Note: a licence is required for propagation.
Culture: sunny position, well drained soil.
If you are a grower interested in this variety, then please contact us today - we are constantly seeking select, high quality licensees for current and future plant products.
Note: the inclusion of any plant in PFE’s portfolio listing is not an offer for sale of that plant, and is merely intended to create interest in licences for propagation. In every case, the breeder’s rights are preserved, and the breeder retains all rights in the intellectual property in that plant.
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