HELIANTHEMUM 'THE BRIDE' a.k.a. 'SNOW QUEEN'

I planted Helianthemum 'The Bride' last year, when it was a quite small plant, at the top of a sloping south-east facing sunny border.  Since then it has spread to about 30cm (12in) diameter and is full of flower buds.  The flowers remind me of poached eggs but when you look closely, the petals are crinkled like silk. The foliage is an interesting grey-green which indicates it likes sunshine. 



Helianthemum 'The Bride'

The label says that Helianthemum 'The Bride' (also known as Snow Queen) is an evergreen mat forming perennial producing masses of white flowers with a yellow centre over light green foliage.  It is suitable for rockeries, borders, walls, banks, paving, gravel gardens, containers and pots.  It flowers from late spring to early summer.  It achieves a height of 25cm (10in) and spread of 40cm (16in).  It likes full sun or partial shade and free draining soil.




According to the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) it has a hardiness rating of H4 (which means it can tolerate an average winter: -10 to -5 centigrade (14 to 23 fahrenheit).