The Pink Rock-Rose (Helianthemum apenninum) is a flowering perennial plant in the Cistaceae family.
It is found in the North Atlantic region and across Europe.
It grows to about 50 centimetres (20 inches) tall.
It has small linear leaves, about 3 centimetres (one inch) long, covered with greyish-white hairs.
It has small pink, white, yellow, or orange flowers, about 3 centimetres (one inch) long, with five petals, yellow centres and yellow stamens.
The Pink Rock-Rose blooms from March to July in the Northern Hemisphere.
Photographed at the Paris Botanical Garden, France, May 2022.
Photographer: Martina Nicolls
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