About
Cistus 'Jessamy Beauty' is a robust evergreen shrub that spreads out and reaches heights of up to 70 cm. It features narrow, lance-shaped or oblong leaves and produces white flowers measuring 7 cm across. Each flower's petals are marked with a red blotch near the base. This plant thrives in various conditions and is known for its quick growth.
About the genus
Cistus consists of evergreen shrubs featuring simple, opposite leaves. They produce bowl-shaped flowers with five petals that can be white, pink, or purplish. Each flower lasts for just one day, blooming over an extended summer period.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Soil type
- Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Well-drained
- Aspect
- South-facing, East-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H4
Plant details
- Plant type
- Shrubs
- Habit
- Bushy
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Height
- 0.5-1 metres
- Spread
- 1.5-2.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 5-10 years
- Suggested uses
- City and courtyard gardens, Coastal, Rock garden, Cottage and informal garden, Gravel garden, Mediterranean climate plants
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Will grow well in poor soils but may become chlorotic with age on chalky soils. Needs a sheltered position in full sun
- Pruning
- Pruning group 8 or pruning group 9. Does not respond to hard pruning
- Propagation
- Propagate by softwood cuttings
- Pest resistance
- Generally pest-free
- Disease resistance
- May be susceptible to honey fungus