Laburnum anagyroides 10 PCS fresh seeds, Golden chain seeds, Common laburnum, Golden chain tree, Golden rainb, Yellow flower, Hedge, Pergola

🌱 Laburnum anagyroides — Golden chain, Common laburnum, Golden chain tree, Golden rainb, Yellow flower, Hedge, Pergola

Laburnum anagyroides is a pack of 10 fresh seeds from the Legume family (Fabaceae), commonly known as Golden chain, Common laburnum, Golden chain tree, Golden rainb, Yellow flower, Hedge, Pergola. It is a woody plant with a height of 4-9 m and a crown 3-4 m wide, ideal for garden ornamental purposes.

🌿 Botanical Description

The bark of the trunk is grayish-green or light brown, furrowed and wrinkled, young branches are dark green, pubescent, drooping. The leaf arrangement is alternate. The leaves are petiolate, whole-edged, with a wedge-shaped base, glabrous from above, velvety, silvery pubescent from below at the beginning of the growing season, bluish—green, complex, triplicate, 3-7 cm long, one leaflet 3-8 cm long and 2.5 cm wide, elliptically lanceolate or obovate in summer. The flowers are bisexual, moth-like, bilaterally symmetrical, yellow, with 5 petals and a double calyx 5 mm long, on silver-pubescent pedicels, collected in drooping brushes 15-25 cm long. Flowering from May to June in places of natural growth.

🌾 Growing & Agrotechnics

• Sow seeds 1-2 cm deep in the spring or autumn, 1-2 months before the first frost. Pre-treatment: cold stratification for 30-60 days.
• Germination temperature: 15-20°C, germination time: 1-3 months.
• Soil type: well-drained, fertile soil, pH 6.0-7.0, drainage requirements: good.
• Watering and fertilization: keep the soil consistently moist during the first year, fertilize in the spring with a balanced fertilizer.
• USDA Hardiness Zone: 5-8, frost tolerance: moderate.

🗺️ Natural Growing Areas

Native range: Europe, Western Asia, climate zones: temperate, subtropical, typical habitats: woodland, scrub, altitude range: 0-1000 m.

✨ Interesting Facts

The plant got its specific name because of the similarity of its triple leaves with the leaves of plants from the genus Anagyris. Laburnum anagyroides is a popular garden ornamental plant, grows best in temperate climates, but can also grow in subtropics.

🪴 Life Cycle

The life expectancy of Laburnum anagyroides is about 20 years.