My Plants List
Create your own plant list and get plant care reminders direct to your inbox!
My Plant Care
Get more detailed care advice, specific how-to guides and care reminder prompts right to your inbox!
My Garden Match
Check you are planting correctly with our unique garden match tool.
Did you know 30% of new plants purchased die within the first year because they are planted in the wrong place? Don't make that costly and upsetting mistake!
My Questions
Ask a question, make a comment and discuss plants and gardening!
My Plants List
Create your own plant list and get plant care reminders direct to your inbox!
 |
Beginner
skill rating |
 |
0.3m
max. spread |
 |
0.1m
max. height |
 |
5-10 years
to maturity |
 |
2 hours care
per year |
Botanical name: Halimium umbellatum
Other names: Rock rose
Sign up for your FREE ACCOUNT today or login to add this plant to your plants list
Genus: Halimium
Species: H. umbellatum - H. umbellatum is a dwarf, bushy, evergreen shrub with linear leaves and white flowers in spring and summer.
Halimium umbellatum is: Evergreen
Flower: White in Spring; White in Summer
Foliage: Green, Silvery-grey in All seasons
Habit: Bushy, Spreading
Awards: RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
Halimium umbellatum (Rock rose) will reach a height of 0.1m and a spread of 0.3m after 5-10 years.
Sign up for your FREE ACCOUNT today or login to match this plant to your garden
Suggested uses: Banks and Slopes, Cottage/Informal, Drought Tolerant, Gravel, Ground Cover, Low Maintenance, Mediterranean
Cultivation: Will grow well in poor sandy soils, but requires full sun and shelter from the wind.
|
| Soil types: |
Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types) |
 |
| Soil drainage: |
Well-drained |
|
| Soil pH: |
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral |
|
| Light: |
Full Sun |
|
| Aspect: |
South, West |
|
| Exposure: |
Sheltered |
|
| Hardiness: |
Tender in frost (H3) |
|
|
|
|
Discuss Halimium umbellatum (Rock rose) with other Shoot members.
Sign up for your FREE ACCOUNT today or login to add a comment or question about this plant
We list 3 suppliers who tell us they sell Halimium umbellatum (Rock rose). In order to see the list you'll need to either register or log in as a full member.
Sign up for a FULL ACCOUNT today or login as a full member.
If you sell this plant and would like to add a link, please fill in this form.
"I'm so impressed with your website and all its features - I'm recommending Shoot to all my gardening buddies. p.s. Please quote me - your testimonials really helped me decide to subscribe and I have no regrets whatsoever!"
