About
Cistus x ingwersenii is a low-growing, spreading evergreen shrub that reaches up to 45 cm in height. It features elongated, dark green leaves with a hairy texture. The plant produces white flowers measuring up to 3.5 cm in diameter, which appear over an extended bloom period from late spring through late summer.
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, West-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H4
Plant details
- Plant type
- Shrubs
- Habit
- Bushy
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Height
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Spread
- 0.5-1 metres
- Time to full height
- 5-10 years
- Suggested uses
- Coastal, Cottage and informal garden, Rock garden, City and courtyard gardens, Gravel garden
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow in well-drained sandy, poor to moderately fertile soil in full sun. Shelter from cold, drying winds
- Pruning
- Pruning group 9
- Propagation
- Propagate by semi-hardwood cuttings
- Pest resistance
- Generally pest-free
- Disease resistance
- Generally disease-free