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CISTUS purpureus 'Alan Frad'
Purple Rock Rose

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:: Cistaceae :: CISTUS :: purpureus :: 'Alan Frad'
  • Type of products available: 0/1/0A5, 0/1/0A7, 0/1/1A8

Main asset

Very drought resistant plant, vigorous

Remarks

Beyond the cold, Rock Roses fear winter moisture. Light pruning after flowering will keep them compact ; never cut on old wood.

Vigorous bushy shrub with rounded habit, evergreen narrow oblong dark green leaves, pubescent. Young shoots reddish. White flowers with purple macula, grouped by 3, in July-August. 

Hybrid of CISTUS creticus X CISTUS ladanifer

  • Uses: Rockeries, banks, sunny shrub beds

Global caracteristics:

  • Type of foliage: evergreen
  • Habit: round
  • Height: 1 m x 1 m (3 ft x 3 ft)
  • Growth: medium to fast
  • Flowering period: July-August

Shape and colours:

  • Foliage shape: oblong narrow
  • Foliage colour: dark green
  • Flowers shape: Single
  • Flowers colour: white

Plantation:

  • Soil type: Drained imperative
  • Exposure: sun
  • Hardiness: - 10 °C (14 °F - USDA zone 8a)