![]() ![]() It has these beautiful, fluffy, white flowers, usually appearing in July. Another beautiful plant with long-lasting yellow blooms is the forsythia (not a native plant), which you see blooming around town starting in early February, lasting for a couple months if the weather conditions are right. ![]() Here are a few plants that you can plant instead (not that you'd actually plant Scotch broom, because that would just be crazy): California goldenrod, California gumweed and golden yarrow or yellow yarrow, all of which are native. But what about those pretty yellow flowers? When it goes to seed, the plant literally bursts open the seed pod with an audible crack, flinging seeds far from the parent plant. It loves acidic soil, which is partly why it's so successful here on the coast. ![]() It's a noxious invasive that has taken over many areas on the West Coast. Let's start with Scotch broom (and its cousin, French broom). So rather than jump on the less constructive don't-plant-that-you-doofus wagon, I thought I'd offer up some alternatives to the pretty plants that are taking over just about every area of the county. I can't disagree with that, but it's also taking over hillsides and shoving out many of the native plants. Often, they (the people) are transplants to the area and these plants aren't an issue where they come from, but there are also people who just think that Scotch broom is "so so pretty!" Well, yes, it is pretty. I follow more than a few plant and picture pages on social media, and it's always interesting to see folks wax poetic about some of our more aggressive invasive plants. ![]()
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