Product Description

Overview

Yellow Gorse (Ulex europaeus) Planting Seeds grow into tough, evergreen flowering shrubs admired for their brilliant golden-yellow pea-like blooms and fresh coconut-like fragrance. Commonly known as Gorse or Whin, this hardy plant is perfect for hedges, wild gardens, coastal landscapes, slopes, and protective borders. With its exceptional drought tolerance, dense growth, and long flowering season, Yellow Gorse brings bold color, structure, and natural resilience to any outdoor space.

Features

• Premium-quality, non-GMO Yellow Gorse (Ulex europaeus) Seeds

• Produces bright golden-yellow fragrant pea-like blooms

• Ideal for hedges, wild gardens, slopes, and coastal landscapes

• Strong germination with hardy evergreen shrub growth

• Excellent drought, wind, and poor-soil tolerance

• Dense, thorny growth ideal for natural fencing

• Attracts bees and beneficial pollinators

• Very low-maintenance and long-living outdoor plant

Specifications

• Plant Type: Evergreen Shrub

• Common Name: Yellow Gorse, Whin

• Scientific Name: Ulex europaeus

• Variety: Yellow Flowering Type

• GMO Status: Non-GMO

• Heirloom: Yes

• Growth Season: Spring–summer (some flowering year-round in mild climates)

• USDA Zones: 6–10

• Sun Exposure: Full sun

• Soil Type: Well-drained, sandy, rocky, or poor soil

• Bloom Time: Late winter to late spring (main flush)

• Plant Height: 4–10 feet

• Spacing: 3–6 feet

• Watering: Low (very drought-tolerant once established)

Planting Guide

• Sowing Method: Start indoors or direct sow outdoors in warm climates

• Seed Preparation: Scarify seeds or soak in hot water (not boiling) for 12–24 hours

• Sowing Depth: 1/4–1/2 inch

• Germination Time: 14–30 days

• Ideal Temperature: 18–25°C

• Transplanting: Transplant outdoors once seedlings are strong