Honey bees
Nectar value
Medium
Pollen value
Medium
Pollinator plant
Gorse
Ulex europaeus
Linked agroforestry plant data
Pollinator recipe
Bee value
Who this plant supports
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Complete plant information
Structure
- Vegetation layer
- Shrub
- Size
- Medium
- Dimensions
- 1.50 m high × 1.50 m wide
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Foliage
- Deciduous
Site conditions
- USDA hardiness
- 5-9
- Moisture
- Moist, Well-drained
- Soil
- Sandy, Loamy, Clay
- pH
- Acid, Neutral, Alkaline
- Light
- Sun
Uses
- Edible parts
- Flowers
- Functions
- Nitrogen fixer, Pioneer plant, Hedge, Dye, Fragrant
- Edibility
- 1 out of 5
- Medicinal value
- 1 out of 5
The flower buds are preserved in vinegar and then used as capers in salads. Additionally, tea can be made from the young shoots.