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Extended plant information for Cistus sp.
Articles and Publications linked to this species
Articles and Publications linked to this genus
Ground Cover and Related Matters by Gordon James
Publication: The Hardy Plant
Edition: Vol. 45 No 2 Autumn 2024

Home and Dry by Gordon James
Publication: Cornucopia
Edition: 55: Spring 2025

Ventnor Botanic Garden and the Ventnor Method by Gillian Taylor
Publication: The Hardy Plant
Edition: Vol. 46 No 2 Autumn 2025

Additional plant photos and information
Plants in the genus : Cistus

Cistus x purpureus

Cistus x purpureus

Cistus x pulverulentus

Cistus x obtusifolius ambig.

Cistus x lenis ex ‘Grayswood Pink’

Cistus x hybridus

Cistus x hybridus

Cistus x hybridus

Cistus x dansereaui

Cistus x cyprius

Cistus x cyprius

Cistus symphytifolius

Cistus symphytifolius

Cistus sp. ex Corsica

Cistus sp.

Cistus salviifolius ex Phrygana

Cistus salviifolius ex Katharo, Crete

Cistus salviifolius ex East Crete

Cistus salviifolius

Cistus salviifolius

Cistus salvaticus

Cistus populifolius subsp. major

Cistus populifolius

Cistus parviflorus Lam. ex Crete
Plants in the family : Cistaceae

Helianthemum gold flowers

Helianthemum ‘Watergate Rose’

Helianthemum ‘The Bride’

Helianthemum ‘Ben Ledi’

Cistus creticus subsp. creticus

Cistus populifolius subsp. major

Cistus x hybridus

Cistus creticus subsp. creticus

Tuberaria guttata

Helianthemum pink flowers prob ‘Wisley Pink’

Cistus crispus L.


Cistus × argenteus ‘Silver Pink’ ambig. [2]

Helianthemum nummularium

Helianthemum ‘Supreme’


Cistus × argenteus ‘Silver Pink’ ambig. [2]

Cistus ladanifer var. sulcatus

Cistus creticus ex Lefkas

Helianthemum ‘Cerise Queen’ (d)

Helianthemum nummularium

Cistus creticus long crinkle leaved eastern Crete


Cistus × revolii nothosubsp. grandiflorus ‘Merrist Wood Cream’

Cistus x obtusifolius ambig.

Helianthemum apenninum

Cistus populifolius









