Scottish Rock Garden Club Forum
Plant Identification => Plant Identification Questions and Answers => Topic started by: JohnnyD on August 09, 2021, 02:20:15 PM
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When the Smethies visited yesterday Brian asked the name of this sub-shrub.
True to (recent) form I had no idea! Help!!!
JohnnyD
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A little researcg suggests Helianthemum nummularium. Confirmation ( or otherwise!) from an 'expert' would be welcome. JohnnyD
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I,ve seen rock roses many times but never growing as a woody shrub.
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Halimium maybe? Not sure which though.
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Perhaps Halimium
libanoticum libanotus ?
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Not sure of the foliage Maggi.
So far I prefer the RHS description:
H. nummularium is a low, spreading evergreen shrub with tiny, oval leaves and sulphur yellow flowers produced from late spring to early autumn.
JohnnyD
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Hi Johnny, not entirely ruling out Helianthemum but it's definitely not H. nummularium, That species has narrow green leaves with a strong mid vein, rather like a broader version of a rosemary leaf.
I'm wondering about one of the Halimium lasianthum cultivars without prominent blotches?
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Oops forgot the link
https://cistuspage.org.uk/the-plants/halimium-lasianthum-lam-spach.html#farall
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Could the plant be a Cistus?
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Helianthemum lunulatum ?
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Helianthemum lunulatum ?
That's a new one on me, think you may well be right John.
https://www.biolib.cz/en/image/id332278/
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Certainly looks right John. Pity the plant can't identify itself!
JohnnyD