Cistus salviifolius
sage-leaved rock-rose,
Cistus is an evergreen, mound forming shrub with lots flowers which only last for a single day. They can be variegated but will revert to green if not pruned carefully by removing green shoots as they appear. Cistus salviifolius is an evergreen Shrub growing to 0.6 m at a fast rate. It is in flower from early summer. The flowers are hermaphrodite and is self-fertile. It is noted for attracting wildlife. The dried leaves are used as an adulterant for marjoram.
Contributed by @SylviaDavies
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Full sun
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Occasional watering
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Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
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Moist and fertile
Common name
sage-leaved rock-rose,
Latin name
Cistus salviifolius
type
Evergreen Shrub
family
Cistaceae
ph
5.0 - 8.5 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun
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Frost
Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
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Soil
Moist and fertile
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Water
Occasional watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
0.75 M
0.60 M
Cistus salviifolius
Cistus is an evergreen, mound forming shrub with lots flowers which only last for a single day. They can be variegated but will revert to green if not pruned carefully by removing green shoots as they appear. Cistus salviifolius is an evergreen Shrub growing to 0.6 m at a fast rate. It is in flower from early summer. The flowers are hermaphrodite and is self-fertile. It is noted for attracting wildlife. The dried leaves are used as an adulterant for marjoram.
Planting Outdoors Spring
From Early Spring TO Late Spring
Plant container grown plants in spring in full sun in well-drained, fertile soil.
Propagation by cuttings
From Mid Spring TO Early Summer
Take soft wood cuttings in spring to early summer. Cleanly cut up to a 10cm long stems, remove lower leaves and pinch the tip out, dip the stem into rooting hormone, fill a container/pot with suitable compost, make holes around the edge of it and plant the cuttings, water in well, cover with a polythene bag and place somewhere warm, lake the bag off twice a week to air the cuttings. Keep the cuttings moist until well rooted.Harden off when well rooted and pot on into individual pots increasing the airing to let the leaves to develop. Remove rotten, dying or dead cuttings regularly.
Flowering season
From Late Spring TO Early Summer
Single, rose-like flowers borne in profusion in spring, each flower last for one day.
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