This is..say, what is it?

[urbpan]

This interesting shrub was in the perennial beds when we moved in. It was kind of not sitting right, flopping around too easily. I tried tying it to get the shoots to point upright, and twisted out a big hunk of it by mistake. Over the course of the year it bounced back despite my efforts, and has found a posture it likes, and is spraying out with hundreds of purplish red flowers.

I was confident that it was Scotch broom Cystisus sp. until I started researching it. Now it seems likely that it's some hybrid mutant with a name like "lilac time." I love you plant cultivators, but you are perverted weirdos, worse than dog breeders maybe.

Comments

[bosoxmom.livejournal.com]

lovely color

[yummykit.livejournal.com]

it does look a lot like scotch broom, except with pink flowers. crazy!

[roaming.livejournal.com]

clue free on this, but I like it. It's a keeper.

[cottonmanifesto.livejournal.com]

apparently it's invasive in the pnw???

[urbpan.livejournal.com]

That's what they say. Probably our winters prevent it from being bad here.

[rudbekia.livejournal.com]

All I know is that it is a broom (another dye material). Pretty, though.