93+ Yellow Bush Ireland

Though sometimes regarded as a pest both the flowers and berries can be used to make cordials syrups jams and wine. Róisín dubh pronounced ro sheen dove in the south of ireland and ro sheen doo in ulster literally means little black rose and is one of ireland s most widely known political ballads.

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Yellow bush ireland!!!

5 this deciduous shrub is a very common plant found all over the country. The 15 20mm long flowers with their wonderful aroma of coco nut are borne on stems of spiny bluish green spike s. Ireland s hills and hedgerows are blooming with the golden glow of yellow furze. This prolific plant adds stunning color to the irish landscape each and every year.

Whether you know it as gorse furze or whin this must be our most remarkable native shrub. A cycle walk or drive through the vee in the knockmealdown mountains of tipperary and waterford will bring you up close to thousands of wild rhododendron bushes. As sally said they are called furze or gorse but in spite of the nice scent and bright yellow flower it is regarded as a serious weed which should be removed. A little more modest in color is the bog cotton flower which is sprinkled like snowballs over the rougher heather and scrub of the island s bogland areas.

It blooms white cream flowers followed by clusters of dark berries. Throughout the year the rich yellow peaflowers seem to light up the irish landscape. The rhododendron might be the national flower of nepal but such is its ubiquity in ireland that it could almost be ours too. Furze or gorse grows all over ireland and washes the countryside in yellow hues.

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