Scientific Name: Helianthemum nummularim 'Wisley Pink'

Common Name: Rock Rose

Family: Cistaceae (Rock Rose)

Habit: Spreading, low subshrub

Growth Form: Moderate fast growth rate. Foliage: Generally evergreen or semi-evergreen, semi-woody stems; oblong to linear, variously green including silver or gray-green.

Mature Size: Height: 8-16" Width: 12-24"

Flowers: Pale pink, orange inner. Raceme-like (racemose) cymes with 4-12 flowers, saucer-shaped, with 5 petals resembling roses, hence the name. Bloom Time: late spring to early summer, May-June.

Hardiness: Zone 5-8. Requires excellent drainage and winter protection to survive in Zone 5.

Sun Requirements: Sun North, part shade South

Water Requirements: Low to moderate amounts and frequency.

Soil Requirements: Well drained to sandy or rocky, neutral to alkaline preferred, moderately fertile

Other Info: Non-Aggressive, Non-invasive, Not native to North America, Native to the Mediterranean. Rock gardens and Xeriscapes.