Scientific Name:
Cistus
x
canescens
Pronunciation:
SIT-russ ex kuh-NESS-enz
Common Name:
rock rose
Family Name:
Cistaceae
Plant Type:
Broadleaf evergreen
Key ID Features:
Leaves opposite, obovate, 2-3cm long x 2-2.5cm wide, margin entire, pubescent; flowers cup-shaped with 5 petals, pink, 4-5cm wide, July to August.
Habit:
Dense
Form:
Mounded
Texture:
Medium
Mature Height:
0.2 - 0.4m
Mature Spread:
1.0 - 1.5m
Growth Rate:
Fast
Origin:
Garden origin (C. albidus x C. creticus)
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 6: (-23 to -18 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun
Soil/Growing Medium:
Well-drained
Landscape Uses:
Perennial border, Summer interest
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Opposite
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible, Pinnate venation
Surfaces:
Pubescent
Colour in Fall:
Green
Shapes:
Obovate
Apices:
Rounded
Bases:
Attenuate, Decurrent
Margins:
Ciliate, Entire
Inflorescence Type:
Flowers solitary, Floriferous
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
5
Corolla Shape:
Rotate/stellate
Ovary Position:
Superior
Colour (petals):
Showy, Pink
Flower Scent:
Fragrant
Flower Time at Peak:
Jul, Aug
Fruit Type:
Aborted (hybrids) or absent
Fruit Colour:
Fruiting Time:
Additional Info:
Fruit insignificant
Bark Morphology:
Lightly fissured
Bark or Stem Colour:
Red, Brown
Propagation:
Cuttings
Pest Susceptibility:
(Pest resistant, Disease resistant, Deer resistant, Rabbit resistant, Drought tolerant)
