During the walk back from the pub with Mrs. Baird, Claire mentions Lamb's ear and Cinquefoil in bloom and Sweet Broom about to burst forth with bloom.
Genista racemosa
As it turns out Sweet Broom is not edible and not medicinal. However, it has fragrant yellow blooms and apparently used to be used as an actual broom! Just about all of the broom plants used to be used as brooms.
So if you would like to have a fragrant border of woody shrubs in a somewhat dry area, then this is the plant for you.
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