About
Cistus x hybridus Rospico ('Rencis' PBR) is a dense evergreen shrub that reaches approximately 1 meter in height. Its leaves are ovate, dark green, and feature wavy edges that are creamy yellow. In late spring to early summer, this plant produces red buds that unfurl into white flowers with yellow centers, appearing either individually or in small clusters of two to three. During winter, the foliage may display a pink hue.
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
- South-facing, West-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H4
Plant details
- Plant type
- Shrubs
- Habit
- Bushy
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Height
- 0.5-1 metres
- Spread
- 1-1.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 2-5 years
- Suggested uses
- Coastal, Cottage and informal garden, Gravel garden, Patio and container plants, Rock garden
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow in poor to moderately fertile, well drained soil, in a sheltered position in full sun. Plant out when danger of frosts has passed. Generally lime-tolerant, but may become chlorotic on very chalky soils
- Pruning
- Pruning group 8 or 9. Pinch back after flowering to maintain a bushy habit; does not respond well to hard pruning
- Propagation
- Propagate by seed sown as soon as ripe, or by softwood cuttings in summer. As this plant is protected by Plant Breeders' Rights, any propagation should be for personal rather than commercial use
- Pest resistance
- Generally pest-free
- Disease resistance
- May be susceptible to honey fungus