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Cistus
purpureus * Purple Rockrose |
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rockrose is large in every way: flowers, height, width. The rich pink blooms
(3" or more) are beautifully marked with a purple-red eye at the base of each
petal. This is set of nicely by the dense cluster of stamens in the center.
The shrub can get to 5' tall by 8' wide. It can be sheared to keep it to
size. I do this in the late spring or early summer when the blooming is
finished.
I do not cut them below the lowest leaves as those branches often die back.
This rockrose is the result of a cross between C. ladanifer X C. incanus creticus. I have
seen plants growing in all types of soil. And I have seen them thrive on minimal
summer watering.
For High resolution images of
Cistus purpureus are available.
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