A lovely selection from a wonderful Cistus species that we adore for its pink flowers as well as ruffled edges of its foliage that add a nice texture to this easy to grow rock rose. Provide excellent drainage and full sun to keep a nice compact habit.
An excellent large scale ground cover rock rose that makes a beautiful, weed-suppressing evergreen mound. Growing only 2-3 feet tall by about 6-8 feet wide, this is a great option for a sturdy mound in the Mediterranean garden. Incredibly easy to take care of, the Sunset rock rose inhibits the growth of weeds with its leaf drop and dense canopy and is very drought tolerant once established. Deep magenta flowers cover the plant in late spring.
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.
A stunning and unique rock rose that bears a resemblance to the silvery leaves of some Atriplex species. This has much more silvery and larger foliage than many in the genus and produces bright yellow flowers. Requires sharp drainage in fall sun. Hardy to about 10 but foliage can be damaged when temperatures drop into the teens.
