Helianthemum 'Chelsea Red’

A soft cherry red

Newly rediscovered in plain sight!  A soft cherry red, single flower on a low spreading ground cover with grey-green leaves. Free draining. Sun. As an edging, pots and rock garden. Very hardy. 30x 60cm.

I am revisiting all my helianthemums. I know I have had labelling issues in the past, but really they all look so much the same even identical. It is a shame as I like the historical names, trouble is everyone seemed to name them without looking at what is already out there. 

In saying all that a combination can give a nice variation when planted in drifts. Quiet beautiful and very long loved plants.

The top pair are Chelsea Red, the middle, a single Ben Vane and the others could be Henfield Brilliant, Copper Pin or Chocolate Blotch. (There is one of Copper pin and Henfield Brilliant anyway.) Chocolate blotch seems to have bigger leaves and slightly bigger flowers, but insignificant really in my opinion. The name 'Chocolate Blotch' is certainly a silly name, so I will ignore that one. For the others I think I will use a description; bright orange tinted red with brighter eye, which ironically does not show up in the phone photograph!