Cistus x lenis 'Grayswood Pink'
(Rock Rose 'Grayswood Pink')
Family - Cistaceae
Category - Shrub
Season of Interest - Summer
Hardiness - H4
Height - 1m
Width - 1.5m
Location - The Terrace
Description: A small, Evergreen Shrub with a spreading, bushy habit. Thick, grey-green to mid-green leaves are oblong to lanceolate in shape. Saucer-shaped flowers are sugar pink and flushed with white towards the centres. At the centre of each Bloom is a golden-yellow disc surrounded by a disc of stamens in the same shade. The flowers are held in clusters at the tips of the stems and are produced from early into mid-summer. Attractive to pollinating insects.
Award of Garden Merit (AGM).
Synonym - Cistus argenteus 'Silver Pink'
Flower:
Saucer-shaped flowers are sugar pink with white centres. At the centre of each bloom is a golden disc surrounded by a crown of stamens in the same colour. The flowers are held in clusters at the tips of the stems and are produced in June and July.
Flower colour: Pink
Flower shape: Saucer-shaped flowers held in clusters
Flowering time: June, July
Foliage:
Grey-green to mid-green leaves are oblong to lanceolate in shape. The leaves are held in opposite pairs on the sprawling stems.
Foliage Senescence: Evergreen
Foliage Shape: Oblong to lanceolate
Propagation:
Cultivation:
Best in full sun in well-drained soil.
