Golden Chain
About Golden Chain
Laburnum anagyroides is a small deciduous tree or large shrub up to 30 ft tall. It flowers during May and June with pea-like, yellow flowers densely packed in pendulous racemes 4 to 10 in long. The seeds are legumes with large numbers of black seeds that contain cytisine, an alkaloid extremely poisonous to humans as well as goats and horses.
Taxonomy
Laburnum anagyroides
Laburnum
Fabaceae
Fabales
Also known as
Common Laburnum, Common Laburnum, Golden chain and Golden rain
How to care for Golden Chain
How often to water your Golden Chain
every 9
Golden Chain needs 0.5 cups of water every 9 when it doesn’t get direct sunlight and is potted in a 5" pot.
Use our water calculator to personalize watering recommendations to your environment or download Greg for more advanced recommendations for all of your plants.
Water 0.5 cups every
9
Finding light for Common Laburnum in your home
a window
Golden Chain love being close to bright, sunny windows 😎.
Place it less than 1ft from a south-facing window to maximize the potential for growth.
Golden Chain does not tolerate low-light 🚫.
Select your region to see how the current weather in your area affects the placement of Golden Chain in your home 🏡.
How to fertilize Golden Chain
Most potting soils come with ample nutrients which plants use to produce new growth.
By the time your plant has depleted the nutrients in its soil it’s likely grown enough to need a larger pot anyway.
To replenish this plant's nutrients, repot your Golden Chain after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.
Care Summary for Golden Chain
Golden Chain
Greg recommends:
Water
0.5 cups every 9 days
Placement
< 1ft from a window
Nutrients
Repot after 2x growth
Based on the 4” pot your plant is in, and that it doesn’t get direct sunlight.