Adenocarpus Decorticans

Adenocarpus Decorticans - A pea-flowering shrub, not common, with flowers like Gorse. According to Mr Bean in Trees and Shrubs, p. 165, it is a native of Spain, and only hardy in the milder parts of Great Britain, needing at Kew wall protection, but in the gardens at Grayswood Hill, near Haslemere, thriving splendidly. Mr Bean has seen shrubs there in May and early June 6 to 8 feet high, with golden blossom from end to end of their branches, and making most gorgeous pictures. "Like so many of its race, this shrub is not long-lived, and care should be taken to sow a few seeds occasionally, to renew the stock if needed. It should have the sunniest position available, and is suitable for a hot bank in gardens where it can thrive in the open. For colder localities a place on a south wall is necessary."