Cistus 'Ann Palmer'
Common name: 
Ann Palmer Rockrose
Pronunciation: 
SIS-tus
Family: 
Cistaceae
Genus: 
Cistus
Synonyms: 
Cistus × fernandesiae ‘Ann Palmer’
Type: 
Broadleaf
Native to (or naturalized in) Oregon: 
No
  • Evergreen shrub, 3 ft × 5 ft, upright then a sprawling habit, stems and new foliage are plum colored.  Leaves opposite, simple, dark green when mature, wavy margin.  Flowers are silvery pink, crepe-paperlike petals, 6.5 cm wide, blooms May into September.
  • Sun, well-drained soil
  • Hardy to USDA Zone 7      From a cross of C. ladanifer var. sulcatus and C. crispus = Cistus × fernandesiae
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