Sea green coronilla

Coronilla glauca

Layer 3 · Shrubs
Nitrogen fixer

Status by region

No restrictions recorded in the lists we checked.

Checked against the European Union list (Regulation 1143/2014) · Portugal's national invasive species list (Decreto-Lei 92/2019).

Information based on the cited sources, not legal advice — always confirm your local rules.

About

Evergreen shrub native to the Mediterranean Basin with intense and fragrant yellow flowering. It is a toxic plant and unfit for human consumption. As a legume, it fixes nitrogen in the soil and tolerates dry and calcareous sites very well.

See which trees sea green coronilla grows well with

Pick the central tree on your land and see the full guild.

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Needs

Water: Low
Light: Full sun
Size: Shrub up to 1.5 m
Mature diameter: 1.2 m
Soils: Limestone, Loam, Sandy
Climates: Atlantic coast, Hot, dry Mediterranean

Calendar

January
February
March — Planting
April — Harvest — Planting
May — Harvest
June — Harvest
July
August
September
October — Planting
November — Planting
December

Harvest
Planting

Medicinal use: Toxic: it is not edible, containing cardiac glycosides dangerous to health.

Where to buy

Grows well with

Central trees this plant has already been paired with.

Central trees worth considering

May work well together — same soil and climate, complementary layers. We have not seen this combination in a generated guild yet.

May grow well with

Suggestions worked out from growing conditions — same soil and climate, complementary layers and functions. These are not observed guilds; treat them as a starting point to try on your own land.