Cistus albidus
Grey-leaved Cistus
Cistus is an evergreen, mound forming shrub with lots flowers which only last for a single day. They can be variegated but will revert to green if not pruned carefully by removing green shoots as they appear. Cistus albidus is the more common of the pink-flowered Cistus species, and is characterised by is greyish looking leaves which are covered with soft hairs.
Contributed by @barryd
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Full sun
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Occasional watering
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Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
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Moist and fertile
Common name
Grey-leaved Cistus
Latin name
Cistus albidus
type
Evergreen Shrub
family
Cistaceae
ph
5.0 - 8.5 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun
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Frost
Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
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Soil
Moist and fertile
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Water
Occasional watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
1.50 M
0.80 M
Cistus albidus
Cistus is an evergreen, mound forming shrub with lots flowers which only last for a single day. They can be variegated but will revert to green if not pruned carefully by removing green shoots as they appear. Cistus albidus is the more common of the pink-flowered Cistus species, and is characterised by is greyish looking leaves which are covered with soft hairs.
Planting Outdoors Spring
From Early Spring TO Late Spring
Plant container grown plants in spring in full sun in well-drained, fertile soil.
Propagation by cuttings
From Mid Spring TO Early Summer
Take soft wood cuttings in spring to early summer. Cleanly cut up to a 10cm long stems, remove lower leaves and pinch the tip out, dip the stem into rooting hormone, fill a container/pot with suitable compost, make holes around the edge of it and plant the cuttings, water in well, cover with a polythene bag and place somewhere warm, lake the bag off twice a week to air the cuttings. Keep the cuttings moist until well rooted.Harden off when well rooted and pot on into individual pots increasing the airing to let the leaves to develop. Remove rotten, dying or dead cuttings regularly.
Flowering season
From Late Spring TO Early Summer
Single, rose-like flowers borne in profusion in spring, each flower last for one day.
barryd