Rosularia chrysantha
Chrysanthemum-like little rose, Little rose houseleek
Also known as Umbilicus chrysanthus, Rosularia pallida (A. Berger)
- Height × spread
- 0.1m × 0.4m
- Position
- Full sun
- Hardiness
- Colder than -20C (RHS H7)
- Flowers
- Summer
Availability
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About this plant
This makes dense spreading clusters of individual rosettes. Each rosette has multiple layers of tightly incurved petals that are coloured sea green with rose tinting on the tips of the outer petals. The flowers, held on stout plum pink columns, are starry and coloured Ivory yellow. These are a feature in early summer. The rosettes that produced the flowers then die. This grows at altitude in limestone in Turkey. Note: Sempervivum are very similar plants.
- Flower colour
- White
- Foliage colour
- Green
- Variegated
- No
- Scent
- No
- Shape
- Prostrate
- Height
- 0.1m
- Spread
- 0.4m
- Spread in 10 years
- 0.3m
- Season of interest
- Summer
- Flowers in
- Summer
- Evergreen
- Evergreen
- Garden style
- Small scale garden, Gravel garden
- Sun or shade
- Likes full sun
- Soil type
- Chalk
- Soil pH
- Alkaline
- Drainage
- Well drained soil, Dry soil, Drought resistant
- Hardiness
- Colder than -20C (RHS H7)
- Borders & containers
- Borders and containers
- Hazards
- No
Spring
Spring-Autumn · Outdoors
Water in dry periods
Established plants in the ground can cope with 7-10 days of dryness, and shrubs often manage 2 to 3 weeks. Water one section of the garden thoroughly each day rather than a little everywhere. Check plants in pots more often, especially in hot weather.
Spring - early-mid · Planting
Divide when too large
The plant can be divided if it becomes too large or another plant is required. This may involve physically dividing the clump in two, removing offsets or small bulbs or dividing rhizomes. The new plants can be grown in pots or planted in the ground.