Sageleaf Rockrose

Cistus Salviifolius

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Overview

The Sageleaf Rockrose, Cistus salviifolius, is a resilient evergreen shrub, thriving in full sun with well-drained soil. It flaunts wrinkled, sage-like leaves and flourishes in USDA zones 8-11. With a height and spread of 2-3 feet, its white, yellow-centered flowers bloom in late spring to early summer. This low-maintenance plant offers excellent drought tolerance, making it ideal for water-wise landscapes and Mediterranean-style gardens.

Sun Full, HalfWater Low, Very LowZones 8–10Climate Mediterranean

Sageleaf Rockrose (Cistus Salviifolius) — is a resilient evergreen shrub

Culture

Sun: Full, Half
Water: Low, Very Low
USDA zones: 8–10

Shape & size

Classification

Family: Cistaceae
Climate: Mediterranean

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Sageleaf Rockrose (Cistus Salviifolius) — This low-maintenance plant offers excellent drought tolerance; typically reaching heights of 2 to 3 feet, image 49

Sageleaf Rockrose (Cistus Salviifolius) — making it ideal for water-wise landscapes and Mediterranean-style gardens; this low-maintenance shrub, image 50

Sageleaf Rockrose (Cistus Salviifolius) — The Sageleaf Rockrose (Cistus salviifolius) is an evergreen shrub that hails from the Mediterranean, image 51

Sageleaf Rockrose (Cistus Salviifolius) — offering both visual appeal and resilience; this plant boasts a compact and spreading growth habit, image 52

Sageleaf Rockrose (Cistus Salviifolius) — This plant boasts a compact and spreading growth habit; it thrives in well-drained soils and is tolerant, image 53

Sageleaf Rockrose (Cistus Salviifolius) — typically reaching heights of 2 to 3 feet and spreading out to 2 to 4 feet wide; is a resilient evergreen, image 54

Sageleaf Rockrose (Cistus Salviifolius) — It is well-suited for use in rock gardens; offering both visual appeal and resilience, image 55

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