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CISTUS crispus
Curly Pink Rock Rose

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:: Cistaceae :: CISTUS :: crispus
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Main asset

Plant very drought resistant, typical "crumpled" spectacular bloom. Stems and leaves hairy, silky, aromatic.

Remarks

Beyond the cold, Rock Roses fear winter moisture. Light pruning after flowering will keep them compact ; never cut on old wood.

Evergreen bushy shrub with rounded habit, gray-green oblong leaves, pubescent, silky. Summer flowering of solitary flowers with 5 petals 4-5 cm diameter, crumpled, purple pink with yellow stamens.

  • Uses: Rockeries, banks, sunny shrub beds

Global caracteristics:

  • Type of foliage: evergreen
  • Habit: round
  • Height: 60 cm x 90 cm (2 ft x 3 ft)
  • Growth: medium to fast
  • Flowering period: May-July

Shape and colours:

  • Foliage shape: oblong
  • Foliage colour: green grey
  • Flowers shape: Single
  • Flowers colour: purple

Plantation:

  • Soil type: Drained imperative
  • Exposure: sun
  • Hardiness: - 10 °C (14 °F - USDA zone 8a)