Cistus × pulverulentus

A compact, bushy, but eventually spreading evergreen shrub, producing stems to 40cm (16in) high and 1m (39in) across, with crinkled, narrowly lanced-shaped, grey- green, aromatic foliage. Deep magenta-pink, five-petalled saucer-shaped flowers, with crinkled petals like tissue paper and with a central boss of orange stamens and a pale yellow stigma, are produced in large numbers in early to mid-summer. The plant requires full sun and very well-drained soil in which to grow successfully, particularly overwinter, when rainfall may be higher.