It becomes wonderfully spring-like when the gorse finds its way into the garden. With the sunny yellow color of its butterfly flowers and its picturesque, overhanging growth habit, it is simply a feast for the eyes. But it only really comes into its own with suitable combination partners.
Which plants go well with broom in garden design?
To combine gorse optimally, pay attention to flower color, flowering time, location requirements and height of growth. Suitable plant partners are lavender, potato rose, summer heather, juniper or bladderwort. Harmonious color contrasts and similar location conditions ensure a successful interaction in the garden.
What factors should you consider when combining gorse?
In order to experience the pure joy of the combination of gorse, you should keep the following factors in mind:
- Flower color: yellow, rarely white, orange or red
- Flowering time: April to June
- Location requirements: sunny, nutrient-poor and well-drained soil
- Growth height: up to 200 cm
The mostly bright yellow flowers of the gorse, which are one of its absolute highlights, are something you should take into account when making a combination. Create targeted contrasts or an overall color-coordinated image.
Since the broom shows its most attractive side between April and June, companion plants should also be in bloom at this time or at least be present with appropriate foliage.
Sun and dryness literally put a smile on the broom's face. Planting partners should tolerate this or, at best, prefer it as well.
Combine gorse in the bed or in the bucket
It brings light, warmth and a certain playfulness. In the bed, the broom impresses with everything it has to offer and goes well with plants that visually highlight its flowers. The juniper with its dark green needles can intensify the luminosity of the gorse flowers. Smaller perennials, on the other hand, are impressive when planted in front of the gorse.
The following plants go well with broom:
- Juniper
- Bubblebush
- Wild roses such as B. Potato rose
- Lavender
- Summer and winter heath
- Bush clover
- Tamarisk
- Blue pillow
Combine broom with lavender
Gorse and lavender can often be found as neighbors in Provence. The two like a warm and full sun location on a rather dry and nutrient-poor substrate. The colors of broom and lavender also harmonize perfectly with each other. While the lavender blooms in its bright purple, the broom contrasts this with its bright yellow.
Combine broom with potato rose
The potato rose also likes a warm location in full sun. Like the gorse, it produces a large number of flowers there. If you place it in the background of the gorse, the fine and dark foliage of the potato rose will provide the optimal setting for the radiance of the gorse flowers.
Combine broom with summer heather
The summer heather suits the gorse because it has similar location requirements. The summer heather looks most impressive in groups in front of the gorse. Red and pink varieties of summer heather in particular provide exhilarating highlights. When the blooming period of the broom has come to an end, the summer heather begins to add splashes of color to the landscape.
Combine gorse as a bouquet in a vase
The gorse in the bouquet acts as an early summer messenger. Its long, arch-shaped overhanging shoots are abundantly covered with flowers and look absolutely lovely when combined with other flowers. Whether with white tulips, red poppies, pink peonies or white phlox - combine the gorse color according to your taste.
- Tulips
- Ranunculus
- Poppy
- wax flowers
- Peonies
- Phlox
- Gypsophila
