Boething Treeland Farms grows over 1,000 varieties of trees, shrubs, perennials and specialty plants on 9 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.
