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Rhodanthemum hosmariense

Rhodanthemum hosmariense
Photo: ghislain118 http://www.fleurs-des-montagnes.net, CC BY-SA 3.0

Rhodanthemum hosmariense is a low, bushy subshrub from the Atlas Mountains of Morocco, grown as groundcover in alpine gardens and alpine houses. It needs sharp drainage and full sun to thrive.

Family
Asteraceae (Daisy family)
Light
Full sun
Water
Water moderately during growth and let the soil dry out between waterings; keep it dry in winter.
Soil
Gritty, free-draining mineral mix with added grit or sand.
Temperature
Hardy to around -10 °C when kept dry; protect from wet cold.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Morocco
Climate
subtropical

About

Rhodanthemum hosmariense, the Moroccan daisy, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, native to the Atlas Mountains of Morocco. It is a bushy, prostrate subshrub growing to 30 cm (12 in) tall and broad, with deeply divided silvery leaves and solitary, daisy-like, composite flower-heads in summer.

It is suitable for cultivation in an alpine garden or alpine house, where it is useful as groundcover. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Rhodanthemum hosmariense 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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