This genus consists of evergreen trees and shrubs that are a genus cross between Citrus and Fortunella. Leaves are medium to dark green, smooth, oval, and slightly keel-shaped. They are also waxy and slightly toothed. Flowers are white and fragrant […]
Cistus skanbergii ( Hybrid Rockrose )
C. x skanbergii (C. monspoliensis x C. parviflorus) are bright pink, 1 inch flowers appear in late spring and summer amidst attractive grey green leaves. Durable dry bank cover or rock garden plant. Tolerates poor soil and difficult growing conditions. […]
Cistus purpureus ( Orchid Rockrose )
C. x purpuseus (C. cretics x C. ladanifer) is a showy, orchid-pink 3 inch flowers with a darker red spot appear during summer on this heat-loving, evergreen shrub. Dark green leaves are grey and hairy beneath. Durable dry bank cover […]
Cistus ladanifer ( Crimson Spot Rockrose )
C. ladanifer, syn. c. ladaniferus is a heat-loving evergreen shrub with showy, white flowers thru summer. Full sun produces best growth and flowering results. Great for dry bank cover or rock garden. Plant can tolerate poor soil. Plant is drought […]
Cistus incanus ( Rockrose )
C. incanus subsp. creticus see C, creticus is a showy, 2 inch purplish-pink flowers appear in late spring and early summer on this heat-loving, evergreen shrub. Dark grey-green leaves are covered with down. Durable dry bank cover or rock garden […]
Cistus hybridus ( White Rockrose )
c. x hybridus, see C. x corbariensis is aheat-loving evergreen shrub withi showy white flowers thru summer. Great dry bank cover or rock garden plant. Plant can tolerate poor soil and difficult conditions. Full sun produces best growth and flowering […]
Cistus dansereaui ( Sun rose )
C. x dansereuaui (hirsutus x C, ladanifer) syn. c. x lusitanicus of gardens. is a dense evergreen shrub with forest green leaves and an upright nature. White flowers with yellow and scarlet “thumb-prints” at the base of each petal are […]
Cistus dansereaui ( Decumbens Cistus )
The cultivar, ‘Decumbens’ is a very low and dense evergreen shrub with forest green leaves, rarely more than two feet in height. C. x dansereaui usually has white flowers with yellow and scarlet “thumb-prints” at the base of each petal […]
Cistus cyprius ( Sun rose )
C. x cyprius (C. ladanifer x C. larifolius) is a dense evergreen shrub with sticky, forest green leaves. White flowers with yellow and scarlet “thumb-prints” at the base of each petal are borne in terminal cymes and last only a […]
Cistus crispus ( Sun rose )
C. crispus is a small, dense evergreen shrub with silvery-green leaves. Dark magenta flowers with yellow stamens are borne in terminal cymes and last only a day but are replenished with new ones the next. Very nice in borders, along […]