Botanical Name: Common Names:
Cistus purpureus Brilliancy Purple Rockrose,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Hedging / Screening, Shrubs Rounded, Shrub Like, Upright
Description:
Small evergreen fast growing shrub with dark green foliage. Paper-like flowers are pink with maroon blotches around the yellow centre and are very showy throughout Summer. Grows approx. 1m tall x 1m wide. Great shrub for very hot and dry areas and coastal gardens.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
60cm-1m 60cm-1m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun, Semi Shade Sandy, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Balcony / Roof, Borders / Shrubbery, Coastal Garden, Courtyard, Erosion Control, Hedging / Screening, Low Water Garden, Mass Planting, Rockery, Wind Break, Container / Pot
Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free
Cultural Notes: Prune annually after flowering to keep looking tidy. Feed early spring with a general purpose fertiliser.
Plant Care
Annual slow release fertiliser, Keep moist during dry periods, Liquid feed, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Cistaceae Europe
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green
Flower Colour: Pink
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Spring, Summer
Fruit: Insignificant
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Fast
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Low
Drought: Medium / Moderate
Frost: Moderate
Wind: High
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