Cistus 'Snow Fire'

Common name(s): rockrose

Description: evergreen shrub; raised by by the late Eric Sammons around 1979 as a blotched petal equivalent of C. ×laxus 'Snow White.' The most vigorous and monstrous cistus that we've grown- to an eventual 7 ft. tall and even wider. Rounded growth and large (6.5 cm.) blotched white flowers from spring through summer. One of the showiest and longest-blooming cistus if you have the space for it. Parentage: C. ×dansereaui 'Decumbens, C. inflatus, and C. populifolius subsp. major. 

Height: to 7 ft. Spread: to 8 ft.

Position: full sun and lean, well-draining soil

Uses: ornamental

Winter Hardiness: to 0 F and below

Drought: adapted to 4 months of summer drought