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Cistus creticus
Also called Pink rock-rose, Cretan Rockrose, Pink Rockrose, Hoary Rock Rose [cistus Incanus]
Hoary rock-rose is a small evergreen shrub with grey, woolly leaves and pink flowers about 5 cm across, widely grown as an ornamental. It needs full sun, excellent drainage and little water once established.
Cistus creticus (pink rock-rose, hoary rock-rose) is a species of shrubby plant in the family Cistaceae. Though it usually has pink flowers, of 4.5–5 cm (1.8–2.0 in) diameter, this species is very variable. It is widely known as a decorative plant. It is frequently called "Cistus incanus". (The true Cistus × incanus is the hybrid C. albidus × C. crispus.)
It is native to the central and eastern Mediterranean Basin, including Morocco, Corsica and Sardinia, Italy and southeastern Europe, Turkey, and the Levant.
Common gum cistus · Laurel Leaved Cistus · Montpelier cistus · Salvia cistus · Rockrose
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Cistus creticus by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
