Genista stenopetala

Genista stenopetala, the sweet broom, Easter broom or leafy broom (syn. Genista spachiana, Cytisus spachianus), is a species of flowering plant in the legume family Fabaceae, native to the Canary Islands, on La Palma and Tenerife.

It is an evergreen shrub growing to 3 m tall. The leaves are trifoliate, the leaflets 1 - 3 cm long, narrow elliptic, coated with fine silky, silvery hairs. The strongly scented flowers are yellow, 1 - 2 cm long, produced in racemes 5 - 11 cm long. The flowers appear in late winter or early spring. The fruit is a pod 2 - 3 cm long.

The Latin specific epithet stenopetala means "with narrow petals".

Under the name Genista × spachiana, it has won the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. It is not a hardy plant, and does not tolerate temperatures below 5 C, so in temperate climates it is usually grown under glass. However, it may be placed outside during the summer months, in a sheltered, sunny spot.