
The few rudimentary rockroses that were available years ago have been bred into too many cultivars to keep up with. Some of the traditional types can get a few feet tall, with delightfully irregular growth, and flowers that are almost three inches wide. Most of the modern types are relatively dense, low and mounding, like a deep ground cover, with smaller but more profuse flowers. Most bloom pink. Some bloom white. After the initial spring bloom phase, a few flowers continue to bloom sporadically through summer. The grayish and aromatic foliage is not as impressive as the bloom. Rockroses want well drained soil and good warm exposure.
The flowers really do look like roses.
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Yes, but the plants are more useful than the roses that they resemble. (I do happen to enjoy roses, but only those that I grow for flowers, not in the landscapes.)
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Very beautiful…and a great picture too!
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Thank you. There were actually not many flowers to get a picture of at the time.
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