Cistus 'Silver Pink'

Cistus x argenteus ‘Silver Pink’ is a particularly hardy and beautiful variety, much prized by gardeners for its mounded habit and prolific silver-pink flowers fading to almost white in the centres which are produced in long clusters. The variety was a chance seedling found on the Nurseries of Hillier in 1910 and is believed to be a hybrid of C. creticus x C. laurifolus. This beautiful Hillier rose has been sold for over 100 years after it was discovered, and has truly earned its place in gardens.

Flowering time: May/June to August
Location: Large containers, borders or rock gardens
Soil: Best grown in a free draining soil, happy in poor stony and chalky soils
Light: For best results grow in full sun, South or West facing
Water: Water well when establishing
Care: Prune back lightly after flowering to retain shape
Size: 75cm height and sprea