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rock rose 'Snow Fire' | Plant Finder | Fill My Garden

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rock rose 'Snow Fire'

Cistus 'Snow Fire'

★ RHS AGM

Genus: Cistus
Family: Cistaceae

About this plant

'Snow Fire' is a dense rounded evergreen shrub to 60cm in height, with lance-shaped leaves and white flowers to 6cm across, each petal with a maroon blotch at the base

Growing Information

Height

0.5-1 Metres

Spread

1-1.5 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Evergreen

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Soil

ClayChalkLoamSandy

AcidAlkaline

Not Currently Available

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

Neutral

Moisture

Well Drained

Aspect

West FacingSouth Facing

Exposure

Exposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Will grow well in poor soils but may become chlorotic with age on chalky soils. Needs a sheltered position in full sun

Pruning

Pruning group 8 or pruning group 9. Does not respond to hard pruning

Propagation

Propagate by softwood cuttings

Pests

Generally pest free

Diseases

Generally disease free

Garden Uses

Uses

Cottage InformalFlower BordersGround CoverHedging ScreensWall Side BordersLow Maintenance

Planting Places

OutdoorGreenhouse

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumnWinter

Size & Characteristics

Height

0.5-1 Metres

Spread

1-1.5 Metres

Habit

Bushy

Time to Full Height

Ten To Twenty Years