Broom (Cytisus scoparius)

Family: Fabaceae or Leguminosae | Edibility: Edible (1/5)

Bloom Color: Yellow. Main Bloom Time: Early summer, Early spring, Late summer, Late spring, Mid summer, Mid spring. Form: Upright or erect.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Flowers

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

flavour to beer and to render it more intoxicating. — The flower buds are pickled and used as a substitute for capers.; They can also be added to salads.; Some caution is advised, see the notes above on toxicity.; The tender green tops of the plant have been used like hops to give a bitter flavour to beer and to render it more intoxicating.

Habitat & North American Range

Sandy pastures and heaths, occasionally in open woodland, and often near the coast. Strongly calcifuge. (Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)