Honey bees
Nectar value
Low
Pollen value
Low
Pollinator plant
Dyer’s Greenweed
Genista tinctoria
Linked agroforestry plant data
Pollinator recipe
Bee value
Who this plant supports
Agroforestry database
Complete plant information
Structure
- Vegetation layer
- Shrub
- Size
- Small
- Dimensions
- 0.60 m high × 1.00 m wide
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Foliage
- Deciduous
Site conditions
- USDA hardiness
- 4-7
- Moisture
- Well-drained, Moist
- Soil
- Sandy, Loamy
- pH
- Acid, Neutral, Alkaline
- Light
- Sun
Uses
- Edible parts
- Leaves, Seasoning, Coffee
- Functions
- Nitrogen fixer, Dye, Fibre, Pollinator plant, Ground cover
- Edibility
- 1 out of 5
- Medicinal value
- 2 out of 5
Seed: The seed is considered a possible substitute for coffee. Flower buds: These can be pickled and serve as an alternative to capers. Additionally, the flower buds are also used as a vegetable.