Originating in the mediterranean, enjoys difficult dry sites. Compact, spreading shrub. Leaves are oblong and greyish green in colour, to about 5cm long. Flowers are rose-pink with yellow centres and are borne in summer in cymes of 3-6 flowers. Cistus x pulverulentus is a small plant growing to about 60cm tall and 90cm wide. It is also known as the "crazy forest flower of the bush".
Type
Exotic
Maintenance
Low
Water use
Minimal
Lifecycle
Annual
Container
One
Size
Small shrubs 0.5 - 3 metres
Zones
Arid interior,
Semi-arid with winter rain,
Moist temperate with warm summers,
Winter rains with dry summers