Western gorse - Ulex gallii

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Western gorse - Ulex gallii
© Dr Chris Gibson/English Nature

An evergreen and spiny plant with leaves that are often reduced to scales or spines, western gorse has a dwarf habit. It has masses of fragrant, deep golden-yellow flowers from late summer to autumn. Hairy black seed pods follow. Western gorse would make a good hedge in a garden too small to consider common gorse for this purpose, and may provide nest sites for birds such as linnet. However, it is not -not yet at least - widely available for purchase.

Animals

Linnet

Foliage	Green
Flower	Yellow, July to September
Moisture	(Dry)
Sunlight	(Full sun)
Origin	Native