Cistus x purpureus 'Betty Taudevin'
Rock Rose 'Betty Taudevin'
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. ‘Betty Taudevin’ sports deep reddish-pink, papery, three inch wide flowers with yellow stamens and dark blotches at the base of each petal.
Contributed by @benjitzers
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Full sun
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Very little water
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Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
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Free draining
Common name
Rock Rose 'Betty Taudevin'
Latin name
Cistus x purpureus 'Betty Taudevin'
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
Free draining
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Water
Very little water
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
1.50 M
0.60 M
Cistus x purpureus 'Betty Taudevin'
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. ‘Betty Taudevin’ sports deep reddish-pink, papery, three inch wide flowers with yellow stamens and dark blotches at the base of each petal.
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 pink blooms with a splash of maroon at the base of the petals, each flower last for one day.
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