Helianthemum nummularium - Common rockrose

Common rockrose (Helianthemum nummularium) is a low, spreading evergreen shrub of Europe, south and east to Spain and Iran. It is a prostrate plant used as ground cover in open, sunny positions and light, well-drained soil.¹

Inputs

• Hardiness zone 5¹
• Hardiness zone 6¹
• Hardiness zone 7¹
• Hardiness zone 8¹
• Full sun¹
• Semi-shade¹
• Moist soil¹

Outputs

• Medicinal use¹

Type

• Shrub
• Evergreen

Functions

• Ground cover¹
• Fire resistance²³

Footnotes

1. Helianthemum nummularium | Plants for a Future ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷ ↩⁸ ↩⁹ ↩¹⁰

2. Fire Retardant Flora, Glen Forrest Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade, adapted from “Trees and Plants for Bush Fire Prone Areas,” Fire and Emergency Services Authority (Western Australia), 2002, listed as Sunrose ↩

3. Fuel Modification Plant Selection Guidelines, Los Angeles County Fire Department Fuel Modification Unit, listed as Helianthemum nummularium — Sunrose, Zone A ↩