Cistus 'Elma'
Common name:
Elma Rockrose
Pronunciation:
SIS-tus
Family:
Cistaceae
Genus:
Synonyms:
C. × cyprius 'Elma',
C. × cyprius var. ellipticus 'Elma'
Type:
Broadleaf
Native to (or naturalized in) Oregon:
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- Evergreen shrub, 5 x 5 ft (1.5 x 1.5 m) tall and wide, upright. Leaves, opposite, simple, oblong-lanceolate, 3-10 cm long, aromatic (pine fragrance), gray-green, pubescent below. Flowers large white, to 7 cm, yellow center, basal yellow spot on each petal, blooms in spring/early summer.
- Full sun, well-drained site, drought tolerant. Reportedly deer resistant.
- Hardy to USDA Zone (7) 8
- Silverton, Oregon: The Oregon Garden
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