I have seen Cistus and Helianthemum both described as "Rock Rose", is
this correct? Also I have read, while Googling for the answer to this,
that Cistus are not fully hardy, has anyone any experience of this? I
have seen, what were described as rock roses, and these were partly
evergreen, fairly low growing and flowered for a long period, which is
just what I am looking for. Can any of the (wise) team help please, or
suggest another plant that full fills those conditions?
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Broadback wrote:
> I have seen Cistus and Helianthemum both described as "Rock Rose", is
> this correct? Also I have read, while Googling for the answer to this,
> that Cistus are not fully hardy, has anyone any experience of this? I
> have seen, what were described as rock roses, and these were partly
> evergreen, fairly low growing and flowered for a long period, which is
> just what I am looking for. Can any of the (wise) team help please, or
> suggest another plant that full fills those conditions?

Crocus.co.uk has a few rock roses, pink and yellow ones, evergreen too,
compact bush, very hardy. And the rock rose is indeed a cistus except
the wild flowers one, tiny alpine, which are Helianthemum ones.

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Janet Baraclough wrote:
> The message <4davdvF1844jpU1 [at] individual.net>
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>> I have seen Cistus and Helianthemum both described as "Rock Rose", is
>> this correct? Also I have read, while Googling for the answer to this,
>> that Cistus are not fully hardy, has anyone any experience of this? I
>> have seen, what were described as rock roses, and these were partly
>> evergreen, fairly low growing and flowered for a long period, which is
>> just what I am looking for. Can any of the (wise) team help please, or
>> suggest another plant that full fills those conditions?
>
> Cistus are a medium sized evergreen shrub with single saucer shaped
> flowers 2 + inches across. Usually white, pink or magenta. Some have
> crinkled petals. They are all ravishingly pretty, subtle and free
> flowering.
>
> Helianthemum are a very low rock-garden plant with small brash
> flowers less than an inch across, single or double, colours
> red/white/yellow/pink orange.
>
> Cistus vary in hardiness but you should be able to grow the hardier
> ones anywhere in England; helianthemums are , er, rock hardy.
>
> As it happens I don't like helianthemums, mimsy little things they
> are. Plant them in paving where you can tread on them. But I love
> cistus. They grow to a sizeable shrub very quickly and are very easy to
> propagate by cuttings. My favourite is James Fradd. Large white
> flowers, each petal has a single blood red spot on the inner surface.
> It's not one of the hardiest, but mine came through -5 this winter.
>
> Janet.
>
>
Thank you both, that is exactly the information I needed.

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