Cistus × fernandesiae 'Anne Palmer'

Common name(s): rockrose

Description: evergreen shrub; an uncommon hybrid raised by the late Collingwood Ingram. Upright and then sprawling with wavy leaf margins and frilly pale pink flowers with a slightly darker pink centers in late spring. and into summer. Parentage: C. ladanifer var. sulcatus × C. crispus.

Height: to 3 ft. Spread: to 6 ft.

Position: full sun and lean, well-draining soil

Uses: ornamental-firescaping, landscaping

Winter Hardiness: to 10 F and below

Drought: adapted to 4 months of summer drought