Cistus × purpureus, commonly known as orchid rockrose, is one of the most commonly cultivated varieties of rockrose.[1]
| Cistus × purpureus | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Genus | Cistus |
| Hybrid parentage | Cistus ladanifer × Cistus creticus |
| Cultivar | x purpureus |
Description
editIt is a small and bushy subshrub that grows 120cm to 180cm high and wide with wavy, dense, dull green leaves.[2]
The pink flowers, which appear from spring to summer, are 8cm (3 in) across that have petals with a dark blotch towards the centre. Each flower lasts a day, though a succession of flowers appear throughout the flowering season.[1]
Taxonomy
editThe hybrid cultivar was first formally described in 1786 by Jean-Baptiste Lamarck in the botany division of the Encyclopédie méthodique par ordre des matières.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b Sheat, W.G.; Gerald Schofield (1995). Complete Gardening in Southern Africa. Struik Publishers. p. 47. ISBN 978-1-86825-704-1.
- ^ Cistus purpureus by gardenia.net
- ^ "Cistus ×purpureus". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
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