Scientific Name:
Cistus
x
hybridus
Pronunciation:
SIS-tus ex hy-BRID-us
Common Name:
rock rose
Family Name:
Cistaceae
Plant Type:
Broadleaf evergreen
Key ID Features:
Leaves opposite, most blades ovate, 4-6cm long x 2-3cm wide, very ruffled margins and curled tips, rough texture especially undersides, most petioles 2-3cm long; flowers 3-4cm wide, 5 white petals with yellow spot at the base, many yellow stamens.
Habit:
Dense, Twiggy
Form:
Round
Texture:
Medium
Mature Height:
0.7 - 1.3m
Mature Spread:
1.0 - 1.5m
Growth Rate:
Moderate
Origin:
Garden origin (C. salviifolius x C. populifolius)
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 8a: (-12 to -9.5 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun
Soil/Growing Medium:
Well-drained
Landscape Uses:
Mixed shrub border, Perennial border, Spring interest
Additional Info:
Google. Still widely known and sold under the old name: C. x corbariensis.
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Opposite
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible, Pinnate venation
Surfaces:
Pubescent
Colour in Summer:
Dark-green
Colour in Fall:
Dark-green
Shapes:
Ovate
Apices:
Acute
Bases:
Cordate, Rounded
Margins:
Ciliate, Undulate (wavy)
Inflorescence Type:
Cyme
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
5
Corolla Shape:
Rotate/stellate
Ovary Position:
Superior
Colour (petals):
White, Yellow
Flower Time at Peak:
May, Jun
Additional Info:
Solitary or in 3's.
Fruit Type:
Aborted (hybrids) or absent
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Additional Info:
Fruit insignificant
Bark Morphology:
Lightly fissured
Bark or Stem Colour:
Red, Brown
Propagation:
Cuttings
Maintenance:
Low
Pest Susceptibility:
(Pest resistant, Disease resistant, Deer resistant, Rabbit resistant, Drought tolerant)
Course(s):
- HORT 1155
Location(s):
- (NCA) Not Currently Available : was in BUG (died due to cold winter)