Cistus 'Silver Pink'

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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 whi te 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 AugustLocation: Large containers, borders or rock gardensSoil: Best grown in a free draining soil, happy in poor stony and chalky soilsLight: For best results grow in full sun, South or West facingWater: Water well when establishingCare: Prune back lightly after flowering to retain shapeSize: 75cm height and sprea Show more