General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Leaves: Evergreen
Fruit: Dehiscent
Flowers: Showy
Uses: Provides winter interest
Wildlife Attractant: Butterflies
Resistances: Drought tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Pollinators: Bees
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil

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Common names
  • Sage Leaf Rockrose
  • Sage-leaved Cistus
  • Rock Rose
  • Gallipoli Rose

Photo Gallery
Location: My home
Date: 2017-05-23
Location: Botanical Garden Meise (near Brussels - Belgium)
Date: 2023-05-15
Location: My garden, Essex, UK
Date: 2022-05-15
Location: Botanical Garden of Barcelona
Date: 2019-04-22
Location: My home
Date: 2017-05-23
Location: Algarve,Portugal
Date: 2022-03-30
Location: Philo, California
Date: 2015-04-18
Location: My Garden, UK
Date: 2022-05-01
Solo bloom- by the end of the day it will be covered!
Location: Coastal San Diego County
Location: My home
Date: 2017-05-23
Location: Botanical Garden of Barcelona
Date: 2019-04-22
Location: Crescent City, California
Date: 2016-04-16
Location: Royal Botanical Garden of Madrid
photo credit: A. Barra

photo by ghislain118
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Cgull835 On January 1, 2013 Obtained plant
Planted as original landscape for new home. January 2013
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