Scientific Name:
Cistus
x
corbariensis
Pronunciation:
SIS-tus ex kor-bar-ee-EN-siss
Common Name:
rock rose
Family Name:
Cistaceae
Plant Type:
Broadleaf evergreen
Key ID Features:
Leaves rough with red tinged, very ruffled margins and curled tips; flowers with 5 white petals and yellow stamens.
Habit:
Dense, Twiggy
Form:
Texture:
Medium - fine
Mature Height:
0.7 - 1.3m
Mature Spread:
1.0 - 1.5m
Growth Rate:
Moderate
Origin:
Garden origin
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 8a: (-12 to -9.5 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun
Soil/Growing Medium:
Landscape Uses:
Perennial border, Spring interest
Additional Info:
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:
Rounded
Margins:
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
Fruit Type:
Aborted (hybrids) or absent
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Additional Info:
Fruit insignificant,
Bark or Stem Colour:
Propagation:
Cuttings
Maintenance:
Low
Pest Susceptibility:
(Pest resistant, Disease resistant, Deer resistant, Rabbit resistant, Drought tolerant)
