Ruud Streefkerk

We are in Arroyo de la Susana, in a warm part of the Spanish inland. I was struck by the dwarf bushes that grow here, half dehydrated, turning the green into yellow and purple. It is called Spanic Gorse. The fact that it grows around here is not so strange, because it withstands summer heat as well as frost (even up to -20° Celsius). It prefers a dry to slightly moist, sandy soil. It is suitable for warm places, such as sheltered (roof) gardens facing South or next to buildings and it may be combined with rock-garden-plants.