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Helianthemum nummularium |
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| | 'Ben More' |
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| | seed-grown pink-flowered specimen |
| Common name |
sun rose; rock rose |
| Family |
cistaceae |
| Life cycle |
perennial (Z5-8) |
| Flowers |
pink/orange/red (late spring-early summer) |
| Size |
24" |
| Light |
sun |
| Cultural notes |
well-drained soil |
From seed  |
germinate at room temperature
detailed seed-starting info below
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Rock rose foliage varies in color from dull grayish green to lustrous deep green, depending on the cultivar. The crinkly-petaled flowers vary in color along the pink/red/orange spectrum. At one time, we had a specimen of 'Wisley Pink', which was a wonderful plant - but it gave up after a few years. We've grown a few plants from seed from time to time, which never seem to last very long in the garden. Our latest addition is 'Ben More', one of several cultivars named for Scottish mountains. It is richly covered in orange flowers in late spring.
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This plant used to grow in our garden, but it slipped away... One or more images of this plant are included in my stock photo catalog About my plant portraits
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Visitors to this page have left the following comments| gay bechir | Oct 26, 2005 | thanks for your info, I would suggest maybe clarifying size of this plant into ht. and width categories. I think people will think it gets 24" tall if not noted as width.
Nice Pics! Thanks again
gb |
- Seed from '03 trade. Baggy 70F (70%G, 4-5d)
- Same seed as above. Baggy 70F (20%G, 5-10d). Only one of two seedlings developed
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