Botanical Name: Cistus ladanifer
Common Name: Crimson-spot Rockrose
Family: Cistaceae
Type: Broad leaved, evergreen shrub
Origin/Habitat: Portugal to France and Northern Africa
Leaf Character: Opposite, simple, 1.5 to 4" Shape is Lanceolate, sessile, acute, fragrant when crushed, margin is entire, top is dark green, glabrous, and viscid, bottom is grey, tomentose
Flower Type: solitary, the shape is regular, with 5 petals, silky haired on margins, the size is 3 to 3.5"
Color: white with crimson blotch at base of petals
Period: All year
Fruit: Capsule, globose
Exposure: Full Sun
Water: Infrequent but thorough
Pests: spittlebugs and aphids
Propagation: seeds, tip cuttings from young spring growch
Remarks: Reaches 3-5' height by 3-5"spread, grows fast. Outstanding by its flowers, used as hedge, its resin is used in perfume.
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