Cistus incanus - Cultivation Notes
No other flowering shrub will tolerate such tough dry conditions yet continue to produce blossom for so long and with such impact. Cistus requires a hot dry location away from the wet and cold damaging winds if it to live out its short life to best effect; it despises wet heavy soils - but will flourish on poor well drained soils, especially chalky soils. Prune dead wood in spring - avoid heavy pruning - preferring to trim to shape. Ideal planted alone or in drifts on hot sunny bank.
Strengths, Weaknesses & Design Usage
Strengths of Cistus incanus:
- Sun loving drought tolerant plant
- Evergreen foliage for all year round colour and screening
- Suitable for container growing
- Suitable for exposed coastal planting
- Tolerates full sun and sandy, drought-prone soils
Design & Plant Use for Cistus incanus:
- Evergreen ground cover suitable for problematic dry soils in full sun
- Low growing ground cover planting on dry chalky soils
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Common Missspellings: Sistus, Sistis, Cistis, Cistas, Sistas