£12.00

A beautiful Mediterranean, evergreen shrub producing masses of dark pink papery flowers in June and July. It has maroon marks at the base of each petal and dark green, slightly wavy-margined leaves. This rounded, sun-loving rock rose is perfect for a sunny border or in a container.

Type

• Shrubs

Award of Garden Merit

Foliage: Evergreen

Hardiness: Half hardy

Vigour: Medium growing

Uses

• Beds and borders
• Cottage style garden
• Containers
• Gravel garden
• Mediterranean style garden

Special features

• Low maintenance
• Evergreen

Care instructions

Grow in poor, moderately fertile soil in full sun. Generally lime-tolerant but may become chlorotic on very chalky soils. It does not respond well to pruning. Old leggy plants are best replaced.

Dimensions

Size: Small

Pot size: 3 litre

Eventual height: 100cm

Eventual spread: 100cm

Positions

• Sun

Aspects

• South

Special conditions

• Coastal