Helianthemum scoparium - Sun rose

Sun rose (Helianthemum scoparium, also treated as Crocanthemum scoparium) is a small perennial of California chaparral openings, non-descript until it bursts into bloom with small yellow flowers. It grows 0.1-0.2 m tall and wide.¹

Inputs

• Hardiness zone 7¹
• Hardiness zone 8¹
• Hardiness zone 9¹
• Hardiness zone 10¹

Type

• Herb
• Perennial
• Deciduous

Functions

• Fire resistance²

Dimension	At maturity
Height (m)	0.1-0.2
Diameter (m)	0.1-0.2

Footnotes

1. Helianthemum scoparium, Sun Rose | Las Pilitas Nursery Native Plant Database ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵

2. Leaf burn times of California native plants, Las Pilitas Nursery, 2005 propane-torch ignition trial, live-leaf ignition time >60 seconds ↩