Cistus × argenteus 'Paper Moon'

Common name(s): rockrose

Description: evergreen shrub; a white-flower sport of C. 'Peggy Sammons' found at Jackdaws Field Nursery in England. Vigorous, upright growth habit with 2 in. white flowers and gray-green foliage. A good choice for gardener's looking for a cistus that won't spread quite as much. Parentage: Cistus laurifolius × Cistus × canescens (triple hybrid). 

Height: to 4 ft. Spread: to 30 in.

Position: full sun and lean, well-draining soil

Uses: ornamental-firescaping, landscaping

Winter Hardiness: to 5 F and below

Drought: adapted to 4 months of summer drought