Sageleaf Rock Rose
The Sageleaf Rock Rose has everything we love about rock roses in a prostrate growing form making a perfect evergreen, drought tolerant ground cover. Cistus species are particularly good at making dense mounds that suppress weeds and this one is no exception, growing to only about a foot tall but spreading to 5-6′ wide, it’s a great choice to cover ground in any Mediterranean planting. Place it beneath young figs, olives or grapes for the perfect drought tolerant companion plant.
Latin Name: Cistus salviifolius ‘Prostratus’
Site and Soil: Rock Roses prefers well draining soil and full sun
Hardiness: 5º Fahrenheit
Size at Maturity: 1’x6′
Bloom Time: late spring
Pests & Diseases: None
USDA Zone: 7b