Illustration of Helianthemum nummularium subsp. grandiflorum by Anton Hartinger (1882). [Public Domain]
Genus: Helianthemum
Common Names: sunrose
Description coming soon.
Distribution: Africa, Europe, Asia
Our Selection
Helianthemum 'Cheviot'
Description: perennial; thought to be a hybrid of H. nummularium and named for the Cheviot Hills in Scotland. Low-growing and spreading into a dense, evergreen carpet of pearly, gray foliage. Profuse blooms of small (1 in.) orange-pink flowers in early summer. Longer-lived in very lean soils with little to no supplemental irrigation.
Height: to 8 in. Spread: to 4 ft.
Helianthemum 'Henfield Brilliant'
Description: perennial; low-growing and spreading into a dense, evergreen carpet of glossy, silver-gray foliage. Profuse blooms of small (1 in.) red-orange flowers from spring into summer. Longer-lived in very lean soils with little to no supplemental irrigation.
Height: to 8 in. Spread: to 4 ft.
Helianthemum 'Mesa Wine'
Description: perennial; thought to be a hybrid H. nummularium. Low-growing and spreading into a dense, evergreen carpet of glossy, dark green foliage. Profuse blooms of small (1 in.) wine-red flowers in early summer and sometimes again in autumn. Longer-lived in very lean soils with little to no supplemental irrigation.
Height: to 8 in. Spread: to 4 ft.
Helianthemum 'Wisley Pink'
Description: perennial; thought to be a hybrid of H. apenninum and H. nummularium. Low-growing and spreading into a dense, evergreen carpet of glossy, gray-green foliage. Profuse blooms of small (1 in.) clear pink flowers in early summer and sometimes, again in autumn. Longer-lived in very lean soils with little to no supplemental irrigation.
Height: to 8 in. Spread: to 4 ft.
Helianthemum 'Wisley Primrose'
Description: perennial; thought to be a hybrid of H. apenninum and H. nummularium. Low-growing and spreading into a dense, evergreen carpet of glossy, gray-green foliage. Profuse blooms of small (1 in.) custard yellow flowers in early summer and sometimes again in autumn. Longer-lived in very lean soils with little to no supplemental irrigation.
Height: to 8 in. Spread: to 4 ft.
Helianthemum oelandicum subsp. alpestre
Description: perennial; low, spreading growth into an evergreen carpet of dark green foliage with pure yellow flowers (1 in.) in summer. Rare in cultivation.
Height: to 4 in. Spread: to 2 ft.