Mickie Rock Rose

Cistus x 'Mickie' PP #23024

Pronunciation: SIS-tus hy-BRID-us
SKU #44319
7-10

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LIGHT: Full sun
WATER: Water when top 2 inches of soil is dry.
SIZE: Quickly reaches 18 in. tall, 36 in. wide.

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Description Colorful yellow and green foliage provides a bright spot all year on a low mounding form. White flowers appear in late spring through early summer. A great option for poor, dry soils and hot sun. The stable variegation is unlikely to revert. Evergreen.
Bloom Time Late spring through early summer.
Deciduous/Evergreen Evergreen
Special Features Dramatic Foliage Color, Easy Care, Waterwise, Attracts Pollinators, Compact Form
Problems/Solutions Coastal Exposure, Deer Resistant, Erosion Control
Growth Rate Fast
Flower Attributes Showy Flowers
Patent Act Asexual reproduction of plants protected by the Plant Patent Act is prohibited during the life of the patent.
Landscape Use Border, Container
Flower Color White
Foliage Color Yellow
Companion Plants Aloe (Aloe); Hens and Chicks (Sempervivum); Yarrow (Achillea); Sedum (Sedum); Red Yucca (Hesperaloe); Kalanchoe (Kalanchoe)
Care Instructions Prefers poor to moderately fertile soil with good drainage. Tolerant of mildly alkaline soils. Water deeply, regularly during the first growing season to establish an extensive root system. Once established, water deeply and infrequently; tolerates moderate drought.
History This variety was found as a branch mutation of Cistus x hybridus growing in a street planting in a commercial area in Woodinville, Washington.
Details
DescriptionColorful yellow and green foliage provides a bright spot all year on a low mounding form. White flowers appear in late spring through early summer. A great option for poor, dry soils and hot sun. The stable variegation is unlikely to revert. Evergreen.
Bloom TimeLate spring through early summer.
Deciduous/EvergreenEvergreen
Special FeaturesDramatic Foliage Color, Easy Care, Waterwise, Attracts Pollinators, Compact Form
Problems/SolutionsCoastal Exposure, Deer Resistant, Erosion Control
Growth RateFast
Flower AttributesShowy Flowers
Patent ActAsexual reproduction of plants protected by the Plant Patent Act is prohibited during the life of the patent.
Style
Landscape UseBorder, Container
Flower ColorWhite
Foliage ColorYellow
Companion PlantsAloe (Aloe); Hens and Chicks (Sempervivum); Yarrow (Achillea); Sedum (Sedum); Red Yucca (Hesperaloe); Kalanchoe (Kalanchoe)
Care
Care InstructionsPrefers poor to moderately fertile soil with good drainage. Tolerant of mildly alkaline soils. Water deeply, regularly during the first growing season to establish an extensive root system. Once established, water deeply and infrequently; tolerates moderate drought.
History
HistoryThis variety was found as a branch mutation of Cistus x hybridus growing in a street planting in a commercial area in Woodinville, Washington.

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We have been pioneers and craftsmen in the art of growing plants for nearly 100 years. Since our founding in Southern California by Harry E. Rosedale, Sr. in 1926, we have been absolutely dedicated and obsessed with quality.