Cistus × pauranthus

Common name(s): rockrose

Description: evergreen shrub; a naturally occuring hybrid found only in Cyprus and the East Aegean Islands. Compact, rounded growth and pale pink flowers in spring and summer. This form of C. × pauranthus is very rare in cultivation and was originally collected by Robert G. Page in Akamas, Cyprus.

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

Position: full sun and lean, well-draining soil

Uses: ornamental-firescaping, landscaping

Winter Hardiness: to 0 F and below

Drought: adapted to 5 months of summer drought