Cistus × oblongifolius
Common name: 
Oblongifolius Rockrose
Pronunciation: 
SIS-tus
Family: 
Cistaceae
Genus: 
Type: 
Broadleaf
Native to (or naturalized in) Oregon: 
No
  • Evergreen shrub, 6 ft high and 5 ft wide (2 × 1.5 m).  Leaves opposite, simple, dark green, gray-green below, narrowly shaped and sticky.  Flowers white, 4-5 cm wide.
  • Sun, well-drained soil
  • Hardy to USDA Zone (7) 8    From a cross of C. laurifolius × C. inflatus.
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