Guide to growing garden plants - Coronilla (Crown Vetch)
Coronilla plants are either half hardy or hardy perennials that flower in the summer.
They carry flowers of white, pink, purple or yellow that resemble peas; they have a shrub like appearance.
Other names for plants of the genus Coronilla include Crown Vetch and Scorpion senna.
How to grow Crown Vetch (Coronilla)
It is best to grow Crown Vetch outsides, the seeds should be sown at a depth of 3mm into a well drained area of the garden that has good light. The Coronilla seeds should first be chipped then sown in the middle of spring into a soil of pH 6.5 to 7.5.
Caring for Coronilla
If you require more plants then once established the perennial crown vetch can be divided in the spring; alternatively if you prefer to take cuttings then this can be done towards the end of autumn. Plants of Coronilla should be cut back to the ground at the end of the growing season at the end of autumn.