Boething Treeland Farms grows over 1,000 varieties of trees, shrubs, perennials and specialty plants on 10 California nurseries to serve the wholesale landscape and nursery industries throughout the Western United States and beyond.
Plant Type: Shrubs
Evergreen-Deciduous: Evergreen
Overall Mature Size: Medium
Also Grown As: Bush
Mature Height & Spread: 2-5' x 3-6'
Natural Growth Habit: Dense, Mounding, Shrubby, Spreading
Native To: Europe, Hybrid
Exposure: Full Sun
Water: Low Water
Flower Color: White
Bloom Time: Spring, Summer
Special Features: Attracts Birds/Butterflies/Bees / Cold Hardy / Deer Resistant / Drought Resistant / Fire Resistant/Retardant / Fragrant / Hedge / Seacoast Conditions / Shade Tolerant
Container Sizes: #1, #5
Sunset Garden Zones: 6-9, 12-24
USDA Hardiness Zone: 7-9
Cistus x hybridus is an evergreen shrub featuring dull, dark green, aromatic leaves and pure white flowers with yellow centers emerging from red-tinged buds in late spring to early summer. Uses include banks, borders, low screens, and informal hedges. Excellent in seacoast landscapes. Very low water use; needs little to no summer water. It requires full sun to bloom well; can grow in partial shade, but will be less dense. Prefers poor, sandy, rocky, or gravelly soils; needs good drainage. Verticillium Wilt-resistant. Fire-resistant. Deer and rabbit-resistant. Cold hardy to 10°F.
Cistus x hybridus is an evergreen shrub featuring dull, dark green, aromatic leaves and pure white flowers with yellow centers emerging from red-tinged buds in late spring to early summer. Uses include banks, borders, low screens, and informal hedges. Excellent in seacoast landscapes. Very low water use; needs little to no summer water. It requires full sun to bloom well; can grow in partial shade, but will be less dense. Prefers poor, sandy, rocky, or gravelly soils; needs good drainage. Verticillium Wilt-resistant. Fire-resistant. Deer and rabbit-resistant. Cold hardy to 10°F.
