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Helianthemum Rhodanthe Carneum - Rock Rose

Helianthemum apenninum x mummularium Rhodanthe Carneum
Rock Rose

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A lovely ground cover with light and silky summer flowers, pale pink with a golden centre. This vigorous subshrub has beautiful evergreen and silver foliage. Hardy and fairly drought-resistant, it thrives in sunny borders and rockeries, planted in well-drained sandy soil.
Flower size
3 cm
Height at maturity
30 cm
Spread at maturity
40 cm
Exposure
Sun
Hardiness
Hardy down to -18°C
Soil moisture
Dry soil, Moist soil
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Best planting time March, October
Recommended planting time March to June, September to October
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Flowering time May to July
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Description

The 'Rhodanthe Carneum' Helianthemum , also known as 'Wisley Pink' Helianthemum, is a very pretty hybrid variety of Helianthemum that resembles a small cottony Cistus, but is much hardier than the latter. This very floriferous undershrub forms a vigorous ground cover. The large flat and silky flowers, light pink with a golden centre, are suffused with orange. Its evergreen grey-green-silvery foliage provides a beautiful backdrop to this flowering. It will thrive in sunny borders and rockeries, cascading over a wall or between the stones of a paving.

 

Belonging to the Cistaceae family, the 'Rhodanthe Carneum' Helianthemum is one of the most famous hybrids between Helianthemum apenninum, native to southern Europe, and Helianthemum mummularium, widespread in Europe and Turkey. Like its ancestors, 'Whisley Pink' loves limestone, rocky and sandy soils, full sun positions. Without these conditions, it does not flower and withers. It forms a low, spreading and dense undershrub, in a cushion shape, 30cm (11.8in) high and 40 to 50cm (15.7 to 19.7in) wide. Its evergreen to semi-evergreen foliage in cold regions is composed of small linear, grey-green and cottony leaves. It enhances an abundant and luminous flowering, pink with an orange heart. From May to August, it is covered with a multitude of small 3cm (1.2in) diameter, cup-shaped flowers with five crumpled petals, adorned with a bunch of golden stamens.

 

Helianthemum is the ideal plant to enhance a rocky garden, a sunny slope, cascading over a wall, in a paving... It will also have a beautiful effect at the forefront of perennial borders or raised beds. It is also suitable for cultivation in pots or containers for terraces. It is appropriate to consider it in the construction of green walls and green roofs. It can be associated with other rock plants (Erigeron, Shrubby Potentilla, Shrubby Stock), but also with perennial plants such as Lavender, Iris germanica, Cistus, Helenium, Convolvulus, Coreopsis, Agapanthus. Its flowers blend delicately with the grey foliage of Stachys, Artemisias, Ballotas...

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Helianthemum Rhodanthe Carneum - Rock Rose (Flowering) Flowering
Helianthemum Rhodanthe Carneum - Rock Rose (Foliage) Foliage

Flowering

Flower colour pink
Flowering time May to July
Inflorescence Solitary
Flower size 3 cm

Foliage

Foliage persistence Evergreen
Foliage colour green

Plant habit

Height at maturity 30 cm
Spread at maturity 40 cm
Growth rate normal

Botanical data

Genus

Helianthemum

Species

apenninum x mummularium

Cultivar

Rhodanthe Carneum

Family

Cistaceae

Other common names

Rock Rose

Origin

Cultivar or hybrid

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Planting and care

Very easy to grow and low maintenance, Helianthemum 'Wisley Pink' appreciates being planted in full sun, in a neutral or limestone soil, perfectly drained, even dry and rich in gravel or sand. Not tolerating stagnant humidity in winter, it will be necessary, especially in cold and humid climates, to lighten the soil during planting by adding gravel and sand to improve drainage. The Helianthemum is a very hardy plant that can withstand temperatures between -15 and -20°C (5 and -4 °F). It tolerates drought well and only requires regular watering without excess during the first year after planting; afterwards, the plant can manage on its own. At the end of flowering, pinch off the faded stems and foliage to encourage autumn regrowth. Lightly trim the clump with hedge shears after flowering to maintain a dense vegetation and prevent the centre from becoming bare. When young, make sure to protect it from weeds that retain moisture and block the essential sunlight for its health.

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Planting period

Best planting time March, October
Recommended planting time March to June, September to October

Intended location

Suitable for Meadow, Rockery
Type of use Edge of border, Container, Slope
Hardiness Hardy down to -18°C (USDA zone 7a) Show map
Ease of cultivation Amateur
Planting density 7 per m2
Exposure Sun
Soil pH Neutral, Calcareous
Soil type Chalky (poor, alkaline and well-drained), Stony (poor and well-drained)
Soil moisture Dry soil, Moist soil, Well-drained

Care

Pruning instructions To maintain a compact habit, prune after flowering.
Pruning Pruning recommended once a year
Pruning time September to October
Disease resistance Very good
Overwinter Can be left in the ground
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