About
Cistus x dansereaui is a compact, evergreen shrub that typically reaches a height of around 1 meter. Its foliage consists of narrow, sticky leaves with wavy edges, which can grow up to 10 centimeters in length and display a deep green hue. During the summer months, this plant bears small clusters of white flowers, each featuring subtle yellow or crimson markings near the base of the petals and prominent yellow stamens.
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, Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Well-drained
- Aspect
- West-facing, South-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H4
Plant details
- Plant type
- Shrubs
- Habit
- Bushy
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Height
- 0.5-1 metres
- Spread
- 0.5-1 metres
- Time to full height
- 5-10 years
- Suggested uses
- City and courtyard gardens, Coastal, Cottage and informal garden, Rock garden, Gravel garden, Mediterranean climate plants
- Native to
- SW Europe
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Will grow well in poor soils, but requires full sun and shelter
- Pruning
- Pruning group 8 or pruning group 9. Will not respond to hard pruning
- Propagation
- Propagate by seed or softwood cuttings
- Pest resistance
- Generally pest-free
- Disease resistance
- May be susceptible to honey fungus