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Liliane Roubaudi, Tela Botanica · CC BY-SA 2.0
Halimium halimifolium
Family: Cistaceae
0.5 to 1.5 m tall
Sandy heaths, dry gardens, poor well-drained soils
Flowering: May – June
Full sun
Hardy to -10°C
❓ How do you recognise this plant?
A relative of the rock roses with silvery foliage and yellow flowers, rather than pink or white like the other cistuses.
🍃 Leaves
Evergreen, ovate, silvery-grey, downy
🌸 Flowers
Bright yellow flowers, sometimes blotched with brown at the base of the petals
🍎 Fruits
Small brown capsules
🪵 Bark
Small Mediterranean shrub with greyish twigs, forming a rounded clump.
🗺️ Distribution
Western Mediterranean, Atlantic seaboard (dunes); found on the French Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts, in sandy soil.
🐝 Value for pollinators
Wide-open yellow flowers, rich in pollen, attractive to wild bees.
✂️ Horticultural uses
Planted in dry or coastal gardens for its yellow flowers and tolerance of sand.
⚠️ Possible toxicity
No known toxicity.
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