Helianthemum – Rock Rose – Sun Rose <\/strong>–<\/p>\n

There are about 110 species of short lived, evergreen or semi evergreen sub shrubs or shrubs, in this genus. They occur in alpine meadows or open scrub in North and South America, Aasia, Europe, and Northern Africa, particularly around the Mediterranean. They have hairy, opposite, oblong to linear, silver to gray-green or light to mid green leaves, and are grown for their raceme like cymes of saucer-shaped, 5 petalled, brightly colored flowers, in shades of yellow, orange, red, or pink, with brightly colored stamens which are borne over a long period from late spring to mid summer. Flowers may only open in bright sunlight. They are ideal for a rock garden, a raised bed, or the front of a herbaceous or mixed border, or as ground covers on a sunny bank.<\/p>\n

Grow in moderately fertile, well drained, neutral to alkaline soil in full sun.\u00a0\u00a0 Keep dry in winter. Cut back after flowering to encourage second flush of blooms.<\/p>\n

H. oelandicum subsp. alpestre –<\/strong> This neat, mat forming shrub from Southern Europe grows 5″ tall and 8″ wide. It produces lance shaped,\u00a0\u00a0 downy, gray-green leaves, to 3\/4″ long. From late spring to mid summer it bears terminal cymes of up to 5 yellow flowers, each to \u00bd”\u2019 across.<\/p>\n

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