Cistus x hybridus
Common name: rock rose
Useful cultivars and selections: –
USDA hardiness zone: 7
Mature height and spread: 3 ft tall by 5 ft wide
Form: low shrub
Water use: dry
Soil requirements: well-drained
Leaf arrangement: opposite
Fall colour: evergreen
Flower/cone/fruit descriptions: crape paper like, white flowers, about 6-7 cm across in summer, cluster of yellow stamen
Limitations: requires heat, don’t like foot traffic, very short lived, not tolerant of dry, rich soils or shade
Suitable uses: good for dry, exposed slope
ID description: aromatic in sun, very undulate margins, rough leaves, lanceolate
