Santa Cruz Rockrose

Cistus 'Santa Cruz'

SKU #49158
8-11

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LIGHT: Full sun
WATER: Once established water during dry spells.
SIZE: Reaches 3 ft. tall, 3 to 4 ft. wide.

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Description An excellent plant for adding showy color to dry banks with loads of bright pink flowers with interesting crinkled petals. The mounding form is great for low dividers or lining driveways. Tolerates poor soil, salt spray, and desert heat. Evergreen.
Bloom Time Spring through summer
Deciduous/Evergreen Evergreen
Special Features Waterwise, Attracts Pollinators, Heat Loving
Problems/Solutions Coastal Exposure, Deer Resistant
Growth Rate Moderate
Flower Color Pink
Foliage Color Gray-green
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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DescriptionAn excellent plant for adding showy color to dry banks with loads of bright pink flowers with interesting crinkled petals. The mounding form is great for low dividers or lining driveways. Tolerates poor soil, salt spray, and desert heat. Evergreen.
Bloom TimeSpring through summer
Deciduous/EvergreenEvergreen
Special FeaturesWaterwise, Attracts Pollinators, Heat Loving
Problems/SolutionsCoastal Exposure, Deer Resistant
Growth RateModerate
Style
Flower ColorPink
Foliage ColorGray-green
Care
Care InstructionsGrows 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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in 1926, we have been absolutely dedicated and obsessed with quality.

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.