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hybrid rock rose

Cistus × hybridus

Genus: Cistus
Family: Cistaceae

About this plant

C. x hybridus is a bushy, dense, evergreen shrub to 1m tall with wavy-edged and wrinkled leaves.White flowers with yellow centres are freely produced in summer emerging from red buds

Growing Information

Height

0.5-1 Metres

Spread

1-1.5 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Evergreen

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Soil

ClayLoamSandy

AcidAlkalineNeutral

Not Currently Available

This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Moisture

Well Drained

Aspect

West FacingEast Facing

Exposure

Exposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Grows best in well-drained, poor, sandy, soil in a sheltered site in full sun. Generally lime-tolerant, but may become chlorotic on very chalky soils

Pruning

Pruning group 8; they do not respond well to hard pruning so old, leggy plants are best replaced. Pinch back young plants after flowering to encourage a bushy habit

Propagation

Propagate by softwood or semi-ripe cuttings

Pests

Generally trouble free

Diseases

Generally trouble free

Garden Uses

Uses

Cottage InformalWall Side BordersFlower BordersGround CoverHedging ScreensLow Maintenance

Planting Places

GreenhouseOutdoor

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumnWinter

Size & Characteristics

Height

0.5-1 Metres

Spread

1-1.5 Metres

Habit

Bushy

Time to Full Height

Five To Ten Years