Oron, while you mention Coronilla valentina...
I have one in a pot (waiting for a planting place to be ready), so I should have recognized it!
But it has lost most of its leaves and is looking very shabby now. Some others I have seen in nurseries look almost as bad. Is this normal, ie. is it summer deciduous?
And, in this defoliated state, is it a good time to take cuttings?