Overwintering Cytisus spachianus in Maine (Zone 5)

Container Culture for Tender Broom

Cytisus spachianus is rated zones 8-10; it will not survive Maine winters (-20°F) in ground. Dig and pot in large containers; keep indoors in cool, bright location with minimal water and no fertilizer.

Indoor Care

• Plants will look ratty—semi-dormant.
• Return outdoors after last frost; tolerates light frost.
• Many tender plants (bananas, bird-of-paradise) overwinter this way successfully.

Alternatively, replace with a hardy broom like Cytisus scoparius (zone 5).