Van Hevelingen Herb Nursery

Cistus ×purpureus 'Alan Fradd'

Common name(s): rockrose

Description: evergreen shrub; a white-flowered sport of Cistus ×purpureus (which has pink flowers with crimson blotches). Rounded growth with aromatic, narrow foliage white flowers (9 cm.) with crimson blotched petals from spring into summer. Parentage: C. ladanifer × C. creticus.

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

Position: full sun and lean, well-draining soil

Uses: ornamental

Winter Hardiness: to 5 F and below

Drought: adapted to 5 months of summer drought

Care: tip-pruning after flowering (especially in the first couple of years) will result in a more attractive, compact plant. Cistus generally won't tolerate or regenerate from hard pruning of older, woody growth.

Notes: 'Jenkyn Place' has been erroneously sold as 'Alan Fradd' regularly in California and Oregon (including by us for awhile). The true 'Alan Fradd' has larger flowers, more reddish stems, and generally longer, more narrow leaves than 'Jenkyn Place'. Ocassionally, some flowers will have a small pink-stripe reversion to Cistus ×purpureus.

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