About
Cistus x revolii H.J. Coste & Soulié subsp. grandiflorus 'Merrist Wood Cream' is a low-growing, spreading evergreen shrub featuring elliptic, grey-tinged foliage. Its flowers measure 2 cm across, displaying a pale creamy-yellow hue with maroon and yellow markings near the center.
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
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Spread
- 0.5-1 metres
- Time to full height
- 2-5 years
- Suggested uses
- City and courtyard gardens, Coastal, Patio and container plants, Cottage and informal garden, Gravel garden, Rock garden
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow in well-drained sandy, poor to moderately fertile soil in full sun. In shade or a very fertile soil, they are less hardy. Shelter from cold, drying winds
- Pruning
- Pruning group 9
- Propagation
- Take semi-ripe cuttings in late summer
- Pest resistance
- Generally pest-free
- Disease resistance
- Generally disease-free