Scientific name: Cytisus scoparius. Common names: Scotch broom, broomtops, common broom, European broom, Irish broom, English. Native Origin: British Isles, central and southern Europe Ecological Impacts: This aggressive, rapid spreading plant can grow 3 feet in the first year. It can form dense impenetrable stands that degrade rangeland, prevent forest regeneration, and create fire hazards. It invades rapidly following logging, land clearing, and burning. It can form pure dense stands for miles along highway and country roads to crowd out native species and destroy wildlife habitat. Toxicity: Mild poisoning can occur from this shrub. Large amounts are required to cause symptoms in animals such as horses. Alkaloids have been identified as being the toxic principle. Cytisin, sparteine and isosparteine are found in the twigs, leaves and seeds in small amounts. The seeds of the plant can stay dormate for 160 years.

The manufacturers of the glyphosate products will tell you that the products must be sprayed on living plants to be effective and spraying on soil will do nothing except waste your time, energy, and money. However, several sources state that even the glyphosate products are not effective at controlling this very invasive plant. In its native Asia it is used as an edible plant, so since many have problems raising edibles this may be one way to control it. The best means of control is to keep any new growth cut off so that top growth cannot make nutrients to feed the roots which will then die.

We will love to have you come to our 1st swap. Are you on facebook? join our facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/Southeasttexasplantexchange/ What a great time you will have getting together with a group of plant nuts :). If you are not a facebook I can be your go to ... I just started going about 2 years ago. I personally have a have and want list Here are a few site on kinda what to expect Both of these have got great info At plant swap you can do it one of 2 ways what we call pre trades or just bring stuff to trade http://plantswap.gmbac.com/ http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/txgard/exch091151226196.html?17 Here is my haves and wants list Will Not be bring all on this list this is what I have to swap for pre trades If you don't know what something is high light then right click and it will ask you to do a goggle search ~~FRESH DUG~~ Amaryllis bulbs blooms red and white Big lantana yellow and pink Bulbine orange Callisia fragrans -- Basket Plant Clerodendrum bungi Crinum lily Summer Nocturne(?) light pink or .J C. Harvey. Pale pink. Crinum lily -- Ellen Bosanquet Crocosmia masoniorum. Danlellia tasmanica Dave Case Hedychium Domestica Curcuma Fingernail Bromeliad plant Giant liriope Golden rain trees koelreuteria paniculata)some are 12" others about 1' , Hawaii Pink Hedychium Japanese Iris Nana Lily of Peru(alstroemeria psittacina) Mocho fern Montbretia lily of peru(alstroemeria psittacina), Native purple violet Rain lily Dark pink Rain lily Light Pink Rain lily white Rhodophiala bifida Ox Blood Lily Root beer piper auritum Southern wood fern Spider wort Sword fern Tall Mexican petunia pink Tall Mexican petunia purple Violet trumpet http://www.floridata.com/ref/c/clyt_cal.cfm , Walking iris(neomarica gracilis) ~~Pots~~ African Hosta Drimiopsis Maculata Birds Nest plant Mother-in -law tongue green/white lvs Birds Nest plant Mother-in -law tongue plants green Bishop Child Dahlia Bowlia sea onion 1" diameter Chaya Chenille acalypha pendula Chlorophytum Amaniense ‘Fire Flash’ (aka Orange Spider Plant) Costus arabicus Curly leaf parsley Drunker Dream cactus Dutchmans pipe Epiphyllum giant red/purple Fire spike Pink odontonema strictum Fire spike red odontonema strictum firecracker russellia sarmentosa Garlic Chives Giant Squill Gloriosa Greek and origanum Oregano Holly Ferns Hoya kerrii sweetheart hoya Italian Flat Parsley Kangaroo Paw fern Largo Purple Pepper Lemon Grass Lycoris yellow Malabar Spinach Mistletoe cactus Onion Chives Ornamental Yam Dioscorea discolor Parsley Curly leaf Parsley Flat leaf Pellionia daveauana trailing watermelon begonia Pencil Cactus Polk a Dot Pony tail palm 6" pots Pregnant onion Rabbit Foot Fern Rain lily Dark pink Rain lily Light Pink Rain lily white Rex Begonia maybe oak leaf Rhipsalidopsis gaertneri Easter cactus Rock Rose Root beer piper auritum Rosary vine Rosemary Scilla violacea Small Squill Swedish Ivy Green Swedish Ivy Purple under tones sweet astec toad lily tricyrtis formosana Tricolor variegated Pepper Variegated Ice Plant variegated red hibiscus variegated spiral ginger ytt ~~SEEDS~~ Cone flower Basil Large Leaf Italian Cassia yellow Fennel GLOBBA SCHOMBURGKII "Yellow Dancing Girl" Jerusalem Cherry Variegated Koelreuteria paniculata Golden rain tree Largo Purple Pepper Lemon basil Lilium formosanum. Philippine Lily. Liliaceae Mahoe Hibiscus Malabar climbing spinach Pavonia lasiopetala. Texas Rock Rose. Malvaceae. pink rain lily Salviacoccinea September Rose Texas star Tri color Pepper Yellow perennial hibiscus ~~CUTTINGS~~ 3 different types of rubber trees 3 different types of schefflera 4 different types ficus Ficus deltoidea Aalthea single white red eye antique roses Red Rocket ?, Mutabilis, Ceciel Burner, 4th of July banana leaf Brazilian red cloak Megaskepasma Butterfly vine with the yellow flowers and dried seed pods look like butterfly canthus montanus -- alligator Chaya Copper Tree COSTUS SCABER COSTUS SPECIOSUS "RED Crepe" Cucumber cactus Duranta variegated Elephant Trunk Jade Erthrochlamys butterfly Clerodendrum Evergreen wisteria Gasteria verrucosa ox toung Giant Pitcus Costus Glorybower M. macroptera Green Sweet Potato Vine Hamelia Patens Heartleaf philo Hoya kerrii sweetheart hoya Inch plant Kalanchoe red Lemon Balm Lemon catus Mahoe hibiscus Monstera swish cheese ivy Night bloomer Epiphyllum Night blooming jasmine Odontonema strictum Firespike red and pink Orange Shrimp Peach El Capitolio Sport hibiscus Pink Double hibiscus Plumbago Blue Red Bird Cactus Red firecracker fern Red on red bleeding heart Red Powered Puff Red single hibiscus Rick Rack cactus Rosary Vine Salvia Lucantha purple/white Shrimp - Brown Shrimp - Cocktail Stapelia gigantea star fish cactus blooms Stapelia small vertion star fish cactus small red flower Sweet olive tragulata ficus Trailing Jade Upright Jade Variegated red hibiscus Vicks plant Weeping Willow Tree White crape myrtle White day bloomer Epiphyllum (lemon smell) Yarrow white Yellow sedum WANTS If you have something interesting ask I might not have it and be wanting to trade Houttuynia cordata 'Chameleon' confederate rose Alocasia - Stingray Elephant Ear Colocasia - Illustris Elephant Ear Colocasia - Puckered Up Colocasia Plant Cranberry Elephant Ear Aka Rhubarb Colocasia - Noble gigante Purple Giant Alocasia - Lauterbachiana Elephant Ear Colocasia esculenta - Black Coral Elephant Ear REX begonia eye lash or others Noreen "Cares melt when you kneel in your garden."

Most of my old roses were neglected for a few years for various reasons and I had to repot all of them. they are just now beginning to recuperate and bloom. A few of my Breck's Sale Roses have been outstanding: All Ablaze all of these next ones have never been without blooms. In the Mood In the Mood buds in front of my new favorite yellow, Summer LoveSummer Love. Every bud has taken my breathe away. Pink Home Run. I have been so impressed with this one. I wish you could have seen it before the storm knocked almost all the blooms off Tropicana: I used to have it and was so glad to receive it in the collection Veteran's Honor: New to me this year, slower rebloom than the others, but worth waiting for. Veteran's Honor. Need I say more.