+Laburnocytisus adamii anagyroides" + "Chamaecytisus purpureus". +"Laburnocytisus adamii" is a legume, a member of the pea family Faboideae (or Papilionaceae, formerly Leguminosae). Only one cultivar, 'Adamii' (formally designated as +"Laburnocytisus" 'Adamii'), is known to have arisen from this graft. Most of the tree's branches resemble the laburnum in their foliage, which has three leaflets (3-palmate) and 3–6 cm long, yet also with dense clusters of broom-like shoots, also with three leaflets, but only 1 cm long and a darker green. It flowers in late spring or early summer; some branches have long (20–30 cm) racemes of yellow laburnum flowers, while others produce
Laburnum anagyroides in one of his poems: The writer J. R. R. Tolkien was inspired by the "laburnum" for his creation of Laurelin, one of the two mythological trees in "The Silmarillion", and Tolkien's description of it is strongly influenced by Thompson's verses. Laburnum anagyroides Laburnum anagyroides, the common laburnum, golden chain or golden rain, is a species in the subfamily Faboideae, and genus "Laburnum". "Laburnum alpinum" is closely related. It is native to Central and Southern Europe. The plant grows and flowers in damp and mild habitats, especially in the calcareous soils of Southern Europe. The plant is a small deciduous