Rock Rose
Where to grow in my garden?
Will grow on almost no soil so good for bare difficult places.
A good plant for a south-facing rockery.
 
Flowers: May-Sept
Habitat: Dry grassland, chalk cliffs and hillsides
Height: 5-30cm
Growth Type: Evergreen dwarf shrub
Position: Full sun
Soil Preference: Calcareous
 
 

Rock Rose

£5.95Price

  • Helianthemum nummularium

     

    5 Jumbo plug plants.

     

    A very good source of pollen and nectar for honeybees, solitary bees, short-tongued bumblebees, and to a lesser extent, long tongued bees. There are several species of small beetle that feed on the foliage.

    It is a caterpillar food plant of the Brown Argus, Green Hairstreak and Silver Studded Blue butterflies.

     

    Advised to plant in informal groups to encourage recognition and attract bees, butterflies and other pollinating insects.

© 2017thewildflowernursery

​