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Products > Cistus x skanbergii   Cistus x skanbergii - Pink Rockrose     [2nd Image] Habit and Cultural Information Category: Shrub Family: Cistaceae (Rock-roses) Origin: Greece (Europe) Evergreen: Yes Flower Color: Light Pink Bloomtime: Spring Parentage: (C. monoseliensis x C. parviflorus) Height: 2-3 feet Width: 2-3 feet Exposure: Full Sun Seaside: Yes Summer Dry: Yes Deer Tolerant: Yes Irrigation (H2O Info): Low Water Needs Winter Hardiness: 20-25° F Cistus x skanbergii (Pink Rockrose) - A low dense evergreen shrub to 2 to 3(4) feet tall by 4-5(6) feet wide with soft, gray-green foliage. In spring and early summer appear the 1 inch wide pale pink blooms with yellow stamens in the center. The flowers are smaller than most rockroses but have an attractive metallic sheen and are produced so profusely that they cover the plant. Plant in full sun in a well-drained soil and irrigate occasionally to not at all. It is hardy to about 20 degrees F and tolerates seaside conditions, drought and is resistant to deer predation and is a low fuel volume plant for areas prone to wildfire. Shear back in late summer for a fall rebloom. This plant was originally described as a species by Italian botanist Michele Lojacono Pojero (1853-1919) but it is now considered to be a natural hybrid between Cistus monspeliensis and C. parviflorus that originates where the two species overlap in Greece and Sicily. The name Cistus is from the Greek word 'kistos' which was the name originally used to describe the plant in ancient Greece.  The information about Cistus x skanbergii displayed on this page is based on research conducted in our nursery library and from online sources we consider reliable. We will also relate those observations made of this plant as it grows in our nursery gardens and in other gardens that we have visited, as well how the crops have performed in containers in our nursery field. We will also incorporate comments we receive from others and welcome hearing from anyone who has additional information, particularly when they share cultural information that would aid others in growing it.     [MORE INFO]