CISTUS x purpureus

purple-flowered rock rose

CISTUS x purpureus

purple-flowered rock rose

'Rock rose'. Evergreen shrub, green foliage, rosy crimson flower.
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  • Maintenance advice : At the end of flowering, trim moderately, without reaching any dry wood, to help ramification and maintain dense and compact.
  • Botanical/Horticultural origin : Horticultural origin : known since 1790
  • Use group : Sträucher
  • Height at 10 years : 2 m
  • Width at 10 years : 2 m
  • Growth : Fast
  • Fragrance : No
  • Exposure : Full sun
  • Evergreen/Deciduous : Evergreen
  • Shape : rounded, ball, globe
  • Colour of leaves : Green
  • Colour of flowers : Pink
  • Soil type : Dry soil
  • Uses : Border
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A compact shrub for dry land. The persistant leaves are grey-green. Pink flowers with a red and yellow heart appear in May-June. These large two-toned flowers are 6 to 7cm in diameter. Each of the five light purple-pink petals is marked with a purple-red mark at the base. The heart of the flower has a lovely little bunch of stamens with yellow coloured anthers. Flowering is renewed each day, covering the ground with petals.