Van Hevelingen Herb Nursery

Cistus 'Ruby Cluster'

Common name(s): rockrose

Description: evergreen shrub; raised by Robert G. Page. Compact, rounded growth and (3.5 cm) white flowers with maroon blotches from spring into summer. Parentage: C. 'Decumbens' × ? × C. inflatus.

Height: to 3 ft. Spread: to 4 ft.

Position: full sun and lean, well-draining soil

Uses: ornamental, weed-suppressing groundcover

Winter Hardiness: to 5 F and below

Drought: adapted to 4+ months of summer drought

Care: tip-pruning after flowering (especially in the first couple of years) will result in a more attractive, compact plant. Cistus generally won't tolerate or regenerate from hard pruning of older, woody growth.

Notes: 'Ruby Cluster' is the end product of a breeding program started by Eric Sammons to produce a blotched-flower equivalent of C. inflatus. The last batch of seeds from this effort were raised by Robert G. Page who selected and named 'Ruby Cluster'.

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