Cistus crispus L. is a small, evergreen shrub featuring textured, fuzzy, grey-green foliage. During the summer months, it produces clusters of red-pink flowers, each with five petals and a prominent yellow center.

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.

Cistus crispus L.

Cistus dansereaui unidentified cultivar

Cistus halimifolius L.

Cistus halimifolius subsp. halimifolius

Cistus halimifolius subsp. lasiocalycinus

Cistus halimifolius var. rhiphaeus

Cistus heterophyllus

Cistus inflatus is a dense, evergreen shrub that can reach heights and widths of up to 1 meter. Its leaves are oval to oblong, exhibiting a deep green hue on the upper side and a lighter shade underneath. The stems are covered in glandular hairs, adding an aromatic quality to the plant. During the summer months, it produces white, five-petaled flowers measuring up to 4 cm in diameter, each featuring a cluster of bright yellow stamens at the center. The petals are broadly oval and have margins that curl backward. For optimal growth, this plant thrives in full sunlight and requires extremely well-drained soil, particularly important during the wetter winter months.

Cistus inflatus

Cistus ladanifer 'Blanche'

Cistus ladanifer 'John Hardy'

Cistus ladanifer 'Minstrel'

Cistus ladanifer 'Paladin' is an upright, evergreen shrub that can reach heights of up to 2 meters. Its leaves are linear to lance-shaped, sticky, and dark green on the upper side, while the undersides display a grey-green hue. When temperatures rise, the foliage emits a pleasant aroma. In summer, it bears single white flowers measuring up to 10 cm across, each featuring dark red markings at the base of the petals.

Cistus ladanifer 'Paladin'

Cistus ladanifer 'Pat' is a robust evergreen shrub that can reach heights of up to 1.5 meters (5 feet) and spread about 1 meter (39 inches) wide. Its foliage consists of oval to lance-shaped leaves that are a deep green. This plant is notable for its glandular hairs, which secrete a sticky, aromatic resin known as 'ladanum,' often used in the fragrance industry. During the summer and into autumn, it produces white flowers shaped like saucers, each adorned with a maroon blotch at the base of the petals and a cluster of bright yellow stamens at the center. For optimal growth, it thrives in full sun and requires very well-drained soil, particularly to withstand the wetter conditions of winter.

Cistus ladanifer 'Pat'

Cistus ladanifer L. is a perennial shrub characterized by its loose, open growth form. It features narrow, aromatic leaves that are sticky to the touch, displaying a dark green hue on the upper side and a greyish underside. The flowers can reach up to 10 cm across, presenting white petals adorned with a prominent red spot at the base of each petal.

Cistus ladanifer L.

Cistus ladanifer ambig.

Cistus ladanifer var. albiflorus

Cistus ladanifer var. albiflorus 'Bashful'

Cistus ladanifer var. maculatus

Cistus ladanifer var. petiolatus

Cistus ladanifer var. petiolatus 'Bennett's White'

Cistus ladanifer var. petiolatus f. immaculatus

Cistus ladanifer var. sulcatus is a dense evergreen shrub that can reach a height of 1.5 meters. Its foliage consists of narrow to lanceolate leaves, which are sticky and dark green on the upper surface, displaying a grey-green hue beneath. The leaves emit a pleasant aroma when exposed to warmth. In the summer, this variety produces large, solitary flowers that can measure up to 10 centimeters across, featuring a delicate, papery texture and white coloration.

Cistus ladanifer var. sulcatus

Cistus ladanifer var. sulcatus f. bicolor

Cistus ladanifer var. sulcatus f. latifolius

Cistus ladanifer var. tangerinus

Cistus lasianthus is a compact evergreen shrub characterized by a low, spreading form. Its leaves are oval and exhibit a greyish hue. The plant produces clusters of flowers in late spring, each measuring 4 cm across, with bright yellow petals that feature maroon blotches near their bases.

Cistus lasianthus

Cistus lasianthus 'Concolor' is a dense, spreading evergreen shrub that reaches up to 1 meter in height. It features oval, grey-green foliage and produces golden-yellow, saucer-shaped blooms in late spring and early summer.

Cistus lasianthus 'Concolor'

Cistus lasianthus 'Formosus'

Cistus lasianthus 'Hannay Silver'

Cistus lasianthus 'Sandling' is a compact, evergreen shrub that grows to about 90 cm tall and features a low, spreading form. Its leaves are oval-shaped with a greyish-green hue. The flowers, measuring 4 cm across, are bright yellow and display a prominent maroon crescent at the base of each petal. These blooms appear in clusters beginning in late spring.

Cistus lasianthus 'Sandling'

Cistus lasianthus subsp. alyssoides

Cistus laurifolius is a robust, medium-sized evergreen shrub that can grow up to 2 meters tall. It has an open growth form and features sticky, dull grey-green ovate leaves. The plant produces white flowers that can reach 8 centimeters across.

Cistus laurifolius

Cistus laurifolius subsp. atlanticus is an evergreen shrub characterized by its bushy form, reaching heights and widths of up to 1 meter (39 inches). Its foliage consists of dark green leaves that are either oval or lanceolate in shape. Initially, the plant grows upright but gradually takes on a sprawling habit. During the summer months, it produces white flowers shaped like saucers, featuring a prominent cluster of bright yellow stamens on elongated stems. For optimal growth, this subspecies thrives in full sunlight and requires well-drained soil, especially during winter when conditions may be wetter. This variety is indigenous to North Africa and may exhibit less hardiness in the UK compared to the main species.

Cistus laurifolius subsp. atlanticus

Cistus libanotis

Cistus libanotis 'Major'

Cistus lusitanicus Mill.

Cistus monspeliensis is a compact evergreen shrub that reaches up to 1 meter in height. Its foliage consists of linear to lance-shaped leaves that are dark green and prominently veined. In late spring and early summer, it bears dense clusters of small, saucer-shaped white flowers measuring up to 2.5 cm in diameter.

Cistus monspeliensis

Cistus monspeliensis 'Minor'

Cistus monspeliensis 'Vicar's Mead' is an evergreen, dense shrub that can reach heights of up to 1.2 meters. It features slender, crinkled leaves that are a deep green. Beginning in early summer, it produces aromatic cream-colored flowers, each measuring about 2.5 centimeters in diameter, adorned with golden-yellow centers.

Cistus monspeliensis 'Vicar's Mead'

Cistus monspeliensis CMBS 62

Cistus monspeliensis Densifolius Group

Cistus munbyi

Cistus nowakianus

Cistus ocymoides is a compact, spreading evergreen shrub characterized by its narrow, oval grey-green foliage. In early summer, it produces bright yellow flowers that can reach up to 3 cm in diameter, each petal marked with deep purple at the base.

Cistus ocymoides

Cistus osbeckiifolius

Cistus parviflorus Lam.

Cistus populifolius is a compact evergreen shrub that can reach heights of up to 1.2 meters (4 feet) and spread about 1 meter (39 inches) wide. It features lanceolate, dark green leaves characterized by their deeply ruffled or wavy edges. Both the foliage and new stems emit a pleasant aroma when handled. Throughout the summer, this plant produces white, saucer-shaped flowers that showcase a central cluster of vibrant yellow stamens, emerging from rounded crimson buds. For optimal growth, particularly during the winter months when precipitation increases, it thrives in full sun and requires soil that drains exceptionally well.

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