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Halimium lasianthum 'Sandling'

Common Name:
Woolly rockrose
Plant Type:
Evergreen shrub
Family:
Cistaceae (The Rockrose Family)
Geographic Origin:
Mediterranean Region
California Native?:
No

Plant Size:
2-3 feet high
Landscape/Garden Uses:
banks
Flowering Season:
Spring

Flower Color:
Yellow
Exposure:
Full sun
Soils:
Well-drained soil

Suggested Irrigation:
Occasional to little watering
Estimated Hardiness:
Hardy to 15 degrees F. or less

Rockrose relative is a low mounding shrub with felty grey leaves. Late spring flowers are bright yellow, with a small red spot on the base of each petal. Like the rockroses, bloom is profuse. Useful on banks, in dry gardens and mixed plantings.