Helianthemum nummularium
Common rockrose, Flower of the sun, Cistus helianthemum, Helianthemum chamaecistus, Helianthemum vulgare
Helianthemum Helianthemum
H. nummularium - H. nummularium is a mound-forming to trailing, evergreen shrub with narrowly elliptic to lance-shaped, dark grey-green leaves and loose clusters of saucer-shaped, yellow flowers from late spring into summer.
Helianthemum nummularium is: Evergreen
Cushion or Mound Forming, Trailing
Yellow in Spring; Yellow in Summer
Dark-green in All seasons
Generally pest-free.
Generally disease-free.
Pruning group 10. Annual pruning will promote a bushier, more compact habit. Take care when pruning as may not regenerate from old wood.
Seed, Softwood cuttings
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Helianthemum nummularium (Common rockrose) will reach a height of 0.5m and a spread of 0.9m after 2-5 years.
Banks and Slopes, City, Coastal, Cottage/Informal, Beds and borders, Gravel, Ground Cover, Containers, Rock
Grow in moderately fertile, rocky or sandy, well-drained, neutral to alkaline soil in full sun. Mulch in cold areas. Best in cool summer and warm winters.
Chalky, Loamy, Sandy
Well-drained
Alkaline, Neutral
Full Sun
North, South, East, West
Exposed, Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
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Helianthemum nummularium
Common rockrose, Flower of the sun, Cistus helianthemum, Helianthemum chamaecistus, Helianthemum vulgare
Helianthemum Helianthemum
H. nummularium - H. nummularium is a mound-forming to trailing, evergreen shrub with narrowly elliptic to lance-shaped, dark grey-green leaves and loose clusters of saucer-shaped, yellow flowers from late spring into summer.
Europe, Southwestern Asia
Evergreen
Cushion or Mound Forming, Trailing
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Yellow in Spring; Yellow in Summer
Dark-green in All seasons
Generally pest-free.
Generally disease-free.
Pruning group 10. Annual pruning will promote a bushier, more compact habit. Take care when pruning as may not regenerate from old wood.
Seed, Softwood cuttings
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Helianthemum nummularium (Common rockrose) will reach a height of 0.5m and a spread of 0.9m after 2-5 years.
Banks and Slopes, City, Coastal, Cottage/Informal, Beds and borders, Gravel, Ground Cover, Containers, Rock
Grow in moderately fertile, rocky or sandy, well-drained, neutral to alkaline soil in full sun. Mulch in cold areas. Best in cool summer and warm winters.
Chalky, Loamy, Sandy
Well-drained
Alkaline, Neutral
Full Sun
North, South, East, West
Exposed, Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
Zone 7, Zone 6, Zone 5
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