Sun Rose

Sun Rose (Helianthemum) - There are few more brilliant sights than masses of these when in full beauty, and they are of the easiest culture, dwarf, and bearing in great profusion flowers with fine diversity of color. The common Sun Rose (H. vulgare) is variable in color, and from it have sprung the many varieties. The colors range from white and yellow to deep crimson. There are also double-flowered kinds and one with variegated foliage. Other pretty, dwarf, shrubby species, similar to H. vulgare, are H. rosmarinifolium, philosum, and croceum. There is also a herbaceous perennial species. H. Tuberaria (Truffle Sun Rose), which in aspect differs from the shrubby species, and is second to none in beauty. It grows 6 to 12 inches high, with flowers 2 inches across, resembling a single yellow Rose, with dark centre, and drooping when in bud. It is suited for warm ledges on the rock garden in well-drained sandy or calcareous soil. It is propagated by either seed or division. If a full collection is required there are other species, but the above fairly represent the beauty of the family. The shrubby kinds are easily increased in July and August if young shoots are used as cuttings.

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