Helianthemum 'Wisley Pink'

Common name(s): sunrose

Description: evergreen shrub; thought to be a hybrid of H. apenninum and H. nummularium. Low-growing and spreading into a dense carpet of glossy, gray-green foliage. Profuse blooms of small (1 in.), clear pink flowers in early summer and often, again in autumn. Considerably longer-lived in very lean soils with little to no supplemental irrigation.

Height: to 8 in. Spread: to 4 ft.

Position: full sun and lean, well-draining soil

Uses: ornamental-firescaping, landscaping

Winter Hardiness: to 0 F and below

Drought: adapted to 4 months of summer drought