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Landscaping Value:
An excellent
ground cover for that hot and dry spot of the landscape or in a
rock garden tumbling down. |
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This little shrub
provides a continuous display of color for a long time. Make
sure to provide excellent drainage and don’t over water even
though the branch terminals droop, this is its natural growing
form. |
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Pinch back
young plants to encourage bushy specimens and shear back
to encourage late season re-blooming. |
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Other Cultivars: H. nummularium ‘St.
Marys’, ‘Wisley Primrose’, ‘Fireball’, ‘Firedragon’. |
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Location: Alpine Rock Garden and Ground Cover
Garden. |
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References: New
Royal Horticultural Society, Hortus Third, Sunset Western Garden. |
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at
a glance:
Plant type:
Evergreen or semi evergreen subshrub, spreading, low mound of wiry
stems.
Family: Cistaceae
Height/Spread: 6-8" high and a 3’ spread
Common Name: Rock
Rose or Sunrose
Leaves: Opposite or alternate,
oblong to linear, ½ to 1", matte colored, fuzzy leaves.
Flower:
Single, 5 petal or double forms, 1" wide, red, apricot, yellow,
orange, pink or white often with an orange basal spot. Blooms last
one day but new buds continue to open from May through July.
Conditions:
Needs full sun to bloom, hot and excellent drainage, pH leaning
towards alkaline (but shows no significant difference in NW native
soils.) Do not over water
Disease/pests:
Generally pest and disease free.
Bloom Period:
Continuous blooming May through July in the NW
Natural Rang:
Americas,
Europe, Mediterranean, N. Africa, Asia Minor.
Hardiness:
All Zones to 14F. Needs winter protection with boughs in the coldest
of winter areas. |
