CISTUS x pulverulentus 'SUNSET'

rock rose 'Sunset'

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CISTUS x pulverulentus 'SUNSET'

rock rose 'Sunset'

'Rock rose'. Evergreen shrub, green foliage, magenta pink flowers.
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  • Maintenance advice : After the flowering, moderately prune without reaching the dry wood, to help its branches and keep it compact and dense.
  • Botanical/Horticultural origin : Mediterranean region, especially Spain, horticultural selection
  • Use group : Sträucher
  • Height at 10 years : 1,5 m
  • Width at 10 years : 1 m
  • Growth : Fast
  • Fragrance : No
  • Exposure : Full sun
  • Evergreen/Deciduous : Evergreen
  • Shape : rounded, ball, globe
  • Colour of leaves : Silver grey
  • Colour of flowers : Pink
  • Soil type : Dry soil
  • Uses : Border
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Bright dark pink flowers of 3 to 4 cm diameter in late spring, between May and early July. Their 5 petals are slightly crumpled and their centre is decorated with a clump of stamens with yellow anthers. They are renewed every day and cover the ground with a shower of colourful petals. It has a grey-green, slightly wavy, evergreen foliage. Low shrub with a spreading shape.