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Magenta Rock Rose
Cistus x pulverulentus 'Sunset'
Pronunciation: SIS-tus pul-ver-oo-LEN-tus
SKU #02451
An excellent plant for adding showy color to dry banks with loads of bright pink flowers from late spring to fall. Its compact, mounding form is also great for low dividers or lining driveways. Tolerates poor soil, salt spray, and desert heat. Evergreen.
LIGHT: Full sun
WATER: Once established water during dry spells.
SIZE: Moderate growing, mounding habit; reaches 2 to 3 ft. tall, 6 to 8 ft. wide.
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| Bloom Time | Late spring to early fall |
|---|---|
| Deciduous/Evergreen | Evergreen |
| Special Features | Easy Care, Improved Pest and Disease Resistance, Waterwise, Compact Form |
| Problems/Solutions | Coastal Exposure, Deer Resistant, Erosion Control |
| Growth Rate | Moderate |
| Flower Attributes | Showy Flowers |
| Landscape Use | Border, Container |
| Design Ideas | This is a very bright-flowering, spreading shrub, ideal for reducing maintenance in dry gardens. Excellent for a drought-resistant planting on banks and slopes. Good for separating your yard from neighbor's driveway. It is at home in a Mediterranean or Santa Fe setting. Works very well as filler between larger shrubs, and for arranging along edges of dry streambeds and around boulders. Takes the heat in stride and will add zest to a rock garden with cacti or Western natives. |
| Flower Color | Pink |
| Foliage Color | Gray-green |
| Companion Plants | Aloe (Aloe); Hens and Chicks (Sempervivum); Sedum (Sedum); Red Yucca (Hesperaloe); Kalanchoe (Kalanchoe) |
| Care Instructions | Grows easily in average to poor, well-drained sites. Water deeply and regularly during the first growing season to establish an extensive root system; reduce frequency, once established. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring. |
| History | Oil rich rockroses cloak the arid Mediterranean region from Portugal to Italy. Early breeders of the 1820s sought to coax more cold hardy plants for cultivation in the north for oil production. Later M. Edouard Bernet of Antibes became the Cistus specialist and between 1860 and 1875 he was responsible for over 230 new cultivars. Though long out of favor as the demand for oil evaporated, only the ornamental varieties such as C. x purpureus and this, its progeny, remain in cultivation. Said to have originated in southwest Europe in 1929, some report 'Brilliancy' as a cross between C. crispus and C. albidus, this cross being named Cistus x pulverulentus. Some confusion exists about the correct name for this plant, with Cistus 'Sunset' sometimes equated with Cistus 'Brilliancy', yet the latter is often offered as Cistus x purpureus 'Brilliancy'. |
| Lore | Oil harvested from the rockrose plants was known as labdanum, a valuable alternative to rare whale ambergris in the ancient perfume trade. The name Cistus is from the Greek for "box," alluding to the square shape of the seed capsules. |
Details
| Bloom Time | Late spring to early fall |
|---|---|
| Deciduous/Evergreen | Evergreen |
| Special Features | Easy Care, Improved Pest and Disease Resistance, Waterwise, Compact Form |
| Problems/Solutions | Coastal Exposure, Deer Resistant, Erosion Control |
| Growth Rate | Moderate |
| Flower Attributes | Showy Flowers |
Style
| Landscape Use | Border, Container |
|---|---|
| Design Ideas | This is a very bright-flowering, spreading shrub, ideal for reducing maintenance in dry gardens. Excellent for a drought-resistant planting on banks and slopes. Good for separating your yard from neighbor's driveway. It is at home in a Mediterranean or Santa Fe setting. Works very well as filler between larger shrubs, and for arranging along edges of dry streambeds and around boulders. Takes the heat in stride and will add zest to a rock garden with cacti or Western natives. |
| Flower Color | Pink |
| Foliage Color | Gray-green |
| Companion Plants | Aloe (Aloe); Hens and Chicks (Sempervivum); Sedum (Sedum); Red Yucca (Hesperaloe); Kalanchoe (Kalanchoe) |
Care
| Care Instructions | Grows easily in average to poor, well-drained sites. Water deeply and regularly during the first growing season to establish an extensive root system; reduce frequency, once established. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring. |
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History
| History | Oil rich rockroses cloak the arid Mediterranean region from Portugal to Italy. Early breeders of the 1820s sought to coax more cold hardy plants for cultivation in the north for oil production. Later M. Edouard Bernet of Antibes became the Cistus specialist and between 1860 and 1875 he was responsible for over 230 new cultivars. Though long out of favor as the demand for oil evaporated, only the ornamental varieties such as C. x purpureus and this, its progeny, remain in cultivation. Said to have originated in southwest Europe in 1929, some report 'Brilliancy' as a cross between C. crispus and C. albidus, this cross being named Cistus x pulverulentus. Some confusion exists about the correct name for this plant, with Cistus 'Sunset' sometimes equated with Cistus 'Brilliancy', yet the latter is often offered as Cistus x purpureus 'Brilliancy'. |
|---|---|
| Lore | Oil harvested from the rockrose plants was known as labdanum, a valuable alternative to rare whale ambergris in the ancient perfume trade. The name Cistus is from the Greek for "box," alluding to the square shape of the seed capsules. |
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