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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.  Information displayed on this page about  Cistus x skanbergii is based on the research conducted about it in our library and from reliable online resources. We also note those observations we have made of this plant as it grows in the nursery's garden and in other gardens, as well how crops have performed in our nursery field. We will incorporate comments we receive from others, and welcome to hear from anyone who may have additional information, particularly if they share any cultural information that would aid others in growing it.     [MORE INFO]