code: 882
chalk-white flowers
Family: Cistaceae
Common name: Poplar Leafed Cistus
Plant Classification: Hardy shrub
Minimum Height: 1.2 meters
Maximum Height: 1.5 meters
Packet Content(approx.): 12
In spring, handsome clusters of large round buds enclosed in red sepals open into golden-eyed, chalk-white flowers, over a dense bush of very attractive, pointed, fresh-green aromatic leaves which have deeply ruffled edges. No other flowering shrub will tolerate such tough dry conditions yet continue to produce blossom for so long and with such impact.
Sowing advice:
These seeds have already been thoroughly cleaned and cold-stored for several months. They should be sown into a well-drained, sandy compost at any time of the year, and covered thinly with sand or grit and kept moist. Keep at between 15 and 20 degrees C. Germination usually occurs within 4 to 6 weeks although some seeds may take much longer.
Information:
Exposure: full sun
Soil: rather poor
Foliage: evergreen
Flowering: April to June
