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About Golden Rain
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 Rain
How often to water your Golden Rain

every 9
Golden Rain 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 Rain love being close to bright, sunny windows 😎.
Place it less than 1ft from a south-facing window to maximize the potential for growth.
Golden Rain does not tolerate low-light 🚫.
Select your region to see how the current weather in your area affects the placement of Golden Rain in your home 🏡.
How to fertilize Golden Rain

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 Rain after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.
Care Summary for Golden Rain
Golden Rain
Greg recommends:

0.5 cups every 9 days

< 1ft from a window

Repot after 2x growth
Based on the 4” pot your plant is in, and that it doesn’t get direct sunlight.
