Halimium ocymoides

Halimium ocymoides
H. ocymoides, Sierra Madrona, Spain
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Cistaceae
Genus: Halimium
Species: H. ocymoides
Binomial name
Halimium ocymoides
(Lam.) Willk.

Halimium ocymoides (basil-leaved rock rose) syn. Cistus algarvensis is a species of flowering plant in the family Cistaceae, native to southern Portugal and southern Spain. It is an erect evergreen shrub growing to 60 cm (24 in) tall by 100 cm (3 ft) wide, with woolly grey-green leaves and bright yellow flowers in spring. The flowers may have a dark brown blotch at the base of each petal.[1][2]

In cultivation this plant requires a sandy soil and full sun.[3]

References

  1. RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 1405332964.
  2. "Halimium ocymoides". The Cistus & Halimium website. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
  3. "RHS Plant Selector - Halimium ocymoides". Retrieved 14 July 2013.
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