Common Name:
Rockrose
Plant Type:
Evergreen shrub
Family:
Cistaceae (The Rockrose Family)
Geographic Origin:
Mediterranean Region
California Native?:
No

Plant Size:
3 feet+ high by 5-6 feet wide
Landscape/Garden Uses:
Mixed plantings
Flowering Season:
Spring

Flower Color:
Bright pink
Exposure:
Full sun
Soils:
Well-drained soil

Suggested Irrigation:
Occasional to little watering
Estimated Hardiness:
Hardy to 15 degrees F. or less

Selected by Ken Montgomery from a seedling batch started at the L.A. State and County Arboretum, this is a broadly mounding shrub, up to 3 feet high and 8 feet broad. The stems are crowded with broad inch and a half greyish green leaves. In spring, bright mauve flowers nestle among the leaves.