(Bitter Sneezeweed, Fine-leaved Sneezeweed, Yellowdicks )

Appearing along roadsides, meadows and the marginal open areas, yellowdicks or bitter sneezeweed is a modestly pretty wildflower with fine, needle-like leaves and bright yellow daisies. A perennial native to the eastern United States, it is tough, easy to grow and is not favored by foraging animals. In fact, dairy cows that have eaten even small amounts of bitter sneezeweed will develop bitter tasting milk.

The green to maroon stems of this wildflower are lined in long, thin, bright green leaves....

(Bitter Sneezeweed, Dakota Gold Bitter Sneezeweed)

The pretty ‘Dakota Gold’ is a tidy yellow-flowered perennial that’s easy to grow and carefree. It has fine, needle-like leaves and bright yellow daisies. This cultivar has a more compact, spreading habit than wild forms, so it is ideal for edging and containers.

The green to maroon stems of bitter sneezeweed are lined in long, thin, bright green leaves. From midsummer to frost, they become covered with bright yellow daisies. Each has a large, bulbous center of yellow or brown surrounded by a...

(Common Sneezeweed)

This Blooms of Bressingham introduction offers pretty coppery orange daisies with gold edges in the heat of late summer. 'Coppelia' is a compact, strong-stemmed sneezeweed that blooms heavily when many other garden perennials are waining. It is perfect for bountiful flower gardens and even blooms in the first year from seed.

This clump-forming perennial has medium green leaves that are fuzzy and lance-shaped. In summer it puts forth tall, leafy stems that produce clusters of colorful daisies...

(Dazzler Sun-rose, Dazzler Sunrose, Sunrose)

The ruby red flowers of 'Dazzler' glow like jewels in the summer sun. This tough and beautiful shrubby perennial can stand up to considerable heat and drought. It has a low, spreading habit and fine stems lined with small, fuzzy, gray-green leaves that resist water loss.

Rockrose blooms from late spring to midsummer. Its numerous, brightly colored, five-petaled flowers have a fluffy cluster of bright yellow stamens in the center of each. They are highly attractive to bees and followed by inconspicuous...

(Double Red Sun-rose, Double Red Sunrose, Sunrose)

The fiery double red flowers of 'Double Red' shine in the hot summer sun. This tough and beautiful shrubby perennial can stand up to considerable heat and drought. It has a low, spreading habit and fine stems lined with small, fuzzy, gray-green leaves that resist water loss.

Rockrose blooms from late spring to midsummer. Its numerous, brightly colored, five-petaled flowers have a fluffy cluster of bright yellow stamens in the center of each. They are highly attractive to bees and followed by...

(Sunrose, Wisley Pink Sun-rose, Wisley Pink Sunrose)

Named for the Royal Horticultural Society's Wisley Gardens in Woking, England, this gorgeous rockrose is among the most beautiful of its kind. 'Wisley Pink' has cool pink flowers that shine in the hot summer sun. This tough and beautiful shrubby perennial can stand up to considerable heat and drought and has a low, spreading habit and fine stems lined with small, fuzzy, gray-green leaves that resist water loss.

Rockrose blooms from late spring to midsummer. Its numerous, brightly colored, five-petaled...

(Sunrose, Wisley Primrose Sun-rose, Wisley Primrose Sunrose)

Named for the Royal Horticultural Society's Wisley Gardens in Woking, England, this gorgeous compact rockrose is one of the best yellow-flowered cultivars available. 'Wisley Primrose' has soft primrose flowers that shine in the hot summer sun. This tough shrubby perennial can stand up to considerable heat and drought and has a low, spreading habit and fine stems lined with small, fuzzy, gray-green leaves that resist water loss.

Rockrose blooms from late spring to midsummer. Its numerous, brightly...

(Rockrose)

The fragile, crinkly blooms of rockrose look like small, delicate, roses, but this tough, shrubby perennial can stand up to considerable heat and drought. In the wild, Helianthemum nummularium is found growing in open meadows and rocky, chalky sites across Europe and Asia Minor. It has a low, spreading habit and fine stems lined with small, fuzzy, gray-green leaves that resist water loss.

Common rockrose blooms from late spring to midsummer. Its numerous, five-petaled flowers are bright...

(Mutabile Mix Sunrose, Rockrose)

Sometimes sold as 'Mutabile', this seed-grown mix comprises a collection rockroses in an array of bright colors including pink, red, white and rose.

The fragile, crinkly blooms of rockrose look like small, delicate, roses, but this tough, shrubby perennial can stand up to considerable heat and drought. In the wild, Helianthemum nummularium is found growing in open meadows and rocky, chalky sites across Europe and Asia Minor. It has a low, spreading habit and fine stems lined with small,...

(Raspberry Ripple Sunrose, Rockrose)

Spectacular candy striped blossoms of rose-pink and white glow against the fine gray-green foliage of this tidy, uniform rockrose.

Rockrose is a tough, shrubby perennial that can stand up to considerable heat and drought. In the wild, it is found growing in open meadows and rocky, chalky sites across Europe and Asia Minor. It has a low, spreading habit and fine stems lined with small, fuzzy, gray-green leaves that resist water loss.

Common rockrose blooms from late spring to midsummer. Its...