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Cistus Alan Fradd in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Cistus x purpureus 'Alan Fradd'

 

Cistus 'Alan Fradd'

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. 'Alan Fradd' produces pretty white blooms with a splash of maroon at the base of the petals.

 
plant Features
  • Cistus Alan Fradd likes full sun

    Full sun

  • Cistus Alan Fradd likes very little water

    Very little water

  • Cistus Alan Fradd is frost hardy: 23f (-5°c)

    Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)

  • Cistus Alan Fradd likes free draining

    Free draining

 
plant information

Common name

Cistus 'Alan Fradd'

Latin name

Cistus x purpureus 'Alan Fradd'

type

Evergreen Shrub

family

Cistaceae

ph

5.0 - 8.5 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Cistus Alan Fradd likes full sun

    Full sun

  • Frost

    Cistus Alan Fradd is frost hardy: 23f (-5°c)

    Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)

  • Soil

    Cistus Alan Fradd likes free draining

    Free draining

  • Water

    Cistus Alan Fradd likes very little water

    Very little water

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full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Cistus Alan Fradd is 1.50meters x 0.60meters 1.50 M 0.60 M

Cistus x purpureus 'Alan Fradd'

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. 'Alan Fradd' produces pretty white blooms with a splash of maroon at the base of the petals.


Planting Outdoors

From Early Spring TO Late Spring

Container grown plants should be put into flowering position, dig well rotted compost/fertilizer into the soil first and water in well.

 

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 Mid Summer TO Early Autumn

Pretty white blooms with a splash of maroon at the base of the petals, each flower last for one day.

 
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