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Halimium ocymoides

Also Known As

Cistus algavensis

Plant type

shrub

size

H: 2'-3'
W: 3'-4'

planting zones

7b-9b

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Halimium ocymoides plant details

Halimium ocymoides is a broadleaf evergreen shrub with blue and green foliage. In spring and summer yellow flowers emerge. Attracts bees and butterflies making it an excellent addition to pollinator gardens. Grows well with sun and occasional - low water. Drought tolerant once established. Prefers to be dry in summer. Does well in average, gritty, lean, rocky and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something seaside / salt tolerant.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Halimium ocymoides

Plant type: shrub
Plant family: cistaceae
Foliage: evergreen blue and green
Mature size: 3 FT - 4 FT - wide, 2 FT - 3 FT - tall
Flowers: yellow blooms in spring and summer
Uses: rock garden, xeric, year round interest

GROWING CONDITIONS for Halimium ocymoides

USDA Zones: 7b - 9b
Sun exposure: sun
Watering frequency: occasional - low
Resistant to: deer and snail / slug, seaside / salt
Soil needs: average, gritty, lean, rocky and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

This golden flowering "I'm almost a Cistus, but my floral structure is a little different" makes a cheerful presence wherever its rockrose kin would happy. A small and spreading, evergreen shrub, to 2 ft tall x up to 4 ft wide, these have grayish-green leaves and produce abundant spring flowers of bright yellow with a purple blotch on each petal near the center. They love bright sun, blasty heat, lean soil, and little summer water. Frost hardy in. USDA zone 8.

By: Cistus Nursery

Extraordinary Rock Rose with shrieking yellow flowers sporting an interior zone of intense burgundy dancing on wiry stems April into June and all on a rounded gray leafed shrub that gets to 3' x 4' in 5 years. Its ok if the flowers hide the foliage isn't it? Hardy to 5F. Great with Ceanothus.