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Cistus osbeckiifolius is a shrub from the high slopes of Tenerife, growing around Mount Teide, with pink to purple flowers about 5 cm across. It needs full sun, good drainage and a dry climate, and handles cold better than most rockroses.
Cistus osbeckiifolius is a shrubby species of flowering plant in the family Cistaceae, with pink to purple flowers.
Cistus osbeckiifolius is endemic to Tenerife in the Canary Islands. It is found at elevations of 1,400–2,400 m (4,600–7,900 ft) around Mount Teide, particularly in the region known as Las Cañadas. The climate is relatively dry and temperate to cold.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Cistus osbeckiifolius 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.
