Plant in full sun in a well-drained soil with infrequent to little irrigation once established - regular irrigation promotes fast growing but a shorter lived plant. It is hardy to about 20° F. As wth other rockroses, it is best not to hard prune this plant but it makes an excellent and attractive drought tolerant groundcover for difficult areas that can tolerate seaside conditions, is resistant to deer predation and is a low fuel volume plant for areas prone to wildfire.

Cistus x pulverulentus is the name given to the naturally occurring hybrid between Cistus albidus and Cistus crispus. This 'Sunset' selection of this hybrid parentage was reportedly discovered in southwestern Europe in 1929. The name of the genus is from the Greek word 'kistos' which was the name originally used to describe this plant or other evergreen shrubs in ancient Greece. The common name rockrose refers to the resemblance of the flowers to single roses and also the typical rocky habitat of the plant in its native habitat. This very attractive plant received the prestigious Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit in 2002 and we have grown and sold it in our nursery since 1987. 

Information displayed on this page about Cistus x pulverulentus 'Sunset' is based on our research conducted about this plant in our nursery library as well as from information provided by reliable online resources. We also include our own observations made about it as it has grown in the nursery gardens and other gardens visited, as well how the crops of this plant performed in the containers in our nursery field. We will also include comments received from others and welcome hearing from anyone who has information about this plant, particularly if it includes cultural information aiding others to better grow it.