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Ulex europaeus
The Gorse bushes have flowers all year round in Connemara, and we really appreciate them in these dark days of winter. There is an old proverb “When gorse is out of blossom, kissing’s out of fashion”, since gorse is always in blossom. When the sun shines, the flowers have a delicious coconut-like smell. Unfortunately the bushes are extremely prickly, and woe betide anyone who falls into one as I did once as a child!