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Yellow Rock Rose

Helianthemum marifolium

Yellow Rock Rose
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain

Yellow rock rose is a low, evergreen subshrub from southern France and Iberia that bears small yellow flowers on rocky, sunny ground. It grows best in full sun with excellent drainage, in lean soil that is not kept wet.

Family
Cistaceae (Cist family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Full sun
Water
Water sparingly while establishing, then let it dry out between waterings; avoid waterlogging.
Soil
Lean, sandy or gravelly, free-draining soil; alkaline to neutral.
Temperature
Hardy to around -10 °C once established; protect from prolonged wet cold.
How easy
Easy
Native range
S. France to E. & S. Iberian Pen.
Climate
subtropical

About

Helianthemum marifolium (syn. Helianthemum alpinum Delarbre) is an endangered ornamental plant in the family Cistaceae.

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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Helianthemum marifolium by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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