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: 3-4' x 3-4'
Natural Growth Habit: Dense, Mounding, Rounded
Native To: Europe, Hybrid
Exposure: Full Sun
Water: Low Water
Flower Color: Pink
Bloom Time: Spring, Summer
Special Features: Attracts Birds/Butterflies/Bees / Cold Hardy / Deer Resistant / Drought Resistant / Fire Resistant/Retardant / Fragrant / Hedge / Seacoast Conditions
Container Sizes: #1, #5
Sunset Garden Zones: 4-9, 11-24
USDA Hardiness Zone: 8-11
Cistus x purpureus is an evergreen shrub featuring rosy-crimson flowers with a dark purple blotch at the base of each petal and yellow centers and green foliage that secretes a sweet, aromatic resin called ladanum. Uses include low borders, informal low hedges, and bank stabilization. Good for weed suppression. Excellent in seacoast landscapes. Requires full sun for best growth and flowering. Very low water use once established. Adapts to poor, rocky, or sandy soils; requires excellent drainage; tolerates acidic to alkaline pH. Fire-resistant. Deer and rabbit-resistant. Highly resistant to most diseases including Verticillium wilt. Cold hardy to 10°F.
Cistus x purpureus is an evergreen shrub featuring rosy-crimson flowers with a dark purple blotch at the base of each petal and yellow centers and green foliage that secretes a sweet, aromatic resin called ladanum. Uses include low borders, informal low hedges, and bank stabilization. Good for weed suppression. Excellent in seacoast landscapes. Requires full sun for best growth and flowering. Very low water use once established. Adapts to poor, rocky, or sandy soils; requires excellent drainage; tolerates acidic to alkaline pH. Fire-resistant. Deer and rabbit-resistant. Highly resistant to most diseases including Verticillium wilt. Cold hardy to 10°F.
