(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...

(Annual Sunflower)

This is one of the prettier, more unusual sunflowers for cutting. The striking, small to medium-sized blooms of ‘Italian White’ have dark brown centers surrounded by creamy white petals with hints of bright yellow. It is well-branched, bushy and relatively compact. This cultivar may be listed as an annual sunflower (Helianthus annuus) or a beach sunflower (Helianthus debilis ssp. cucumerifolius) cultivar but bears characteristics of both, so it is better listed as a hybrid....

(Perennial Sunflower)

Bright lemon yellow daisies cover this vigorous perennial sunflower from midsummer to early fall. Though tall, it has strong, upright stems that rarely flop. It is thought to be a hybrid between the two hardy North American species, Jerusalem artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus) and stiff sunflower (Helianthus pauciflorus ssp. subrhomboideus). It forms a substantial clump and spreads by rhizomes, so be sure to offer ‘Lemon Queen’ lots of space.

The tall plants have broad,...

(Annual Sunflower)

The sunflower is one of the best known garden flowers. Its big bold daisies track the sun, hence the common name. This warm season annual is uncommonly easy to grow and economically important for the production of sunflower seeds, for human consumption, cooking oil and birdseed, as well as cutflowers for the florist’s industry. It is a New World native that exists throughout the whole of North America down to Central America. Natural populations can vary widely in height but most are tall, upright...