A very nice medium growing rock rose with grey-green crinkled foliage and the intoxicating scent of ladanifer oil when the sun hits its leaves. Large, bright pink flowers cover the bush in spring and though they only last a day, they are in such profusion as to cause a constant floral show for weeks on end!
The largest of any Cistus we grow, Blanche can reach an astounding 8′ tall by as wide in just a few years. The deep green leaves are incredibly fragrant and the ladanifer oils light up the air on hot sunny days. Flowers on Blanche are huge, all white and cover the entire bush during their long bloom period! A great choice for covering a lot of ground or even an informal screen in full sun. Plant in very well draining soil and give it zero water after it’s established.
A supremely fragrant cistus, Troubadour Rock Rose was selected from a cross between C. ladanifer and C. laurifolius, and features beautiful white flowers in spring with a maroon-red blotch at the base of each petal. But the reason we really love this one is for its intensely fragrant foliage. A great shrub next to pathways where you might brush up against it and smell the intoxicating ladanifer oils and be whisked away to the a Mediterranean hillside.
A very fragrant Cistus, Bashful Rock Rose belongs to the species Cistus ladanifer and it’s the most fragrant of any in the genus! The leaves are narrow, deep green and resinous and when they heat up in the midday sun or are brushed up against the smell of the oils is intoxicating.
The Sageleaf Rock Rose has everything we love about rock roses in a prostrate growing form making a perfect evergreen, drought tolerant ground cover.
One of our favorite rock roses, first for its gorgeous silvery grey evergreen foliage, but also for the gorgeous pink flowers that light up this graceful plant in late spring and continue for a month or more!
One of our favorite spillers for walls or terraces, Trailing Irene Rosemary grows only 6 inches or so high but spreads up to 6 feet! Makes a lovely evergreen spiller over a wall or rock, or can be grown as a ground cover under your new fruit tree. Pairs especially well with figs and olives and suppresses any weeds that might try to pop up. Flowers are a beautiful light blue and cover the plant in spring.
Xeriscape Western- This mix of native drought-tolerant wildflowers requires less water than traditional landscape plants. It is for areas in the western US and southwest Canada where water conservation is desired. A garden doesn’t have to be watered! Just water the seeds in to get them established and then enjoy the wildflowers all season long without watering.
