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Magenta Rock Rose
Cistus 'Sunset' ('Brilliancy')
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Magenta Rock Rose is a low-growing, wide-spreading, dense, evergreen shrub with resinous, thick greyish-green leaves. With its vibrant magenta-pink flowers and showy sunny-yellow stamens, Cistus x pulverulentus 'Sunset' is an attractive groundcover that is low maintenance and drought resistant. Plant on banks, slopes, or in rock gardens. Tolerates heat and salt spray.
How big does Magenta Rock Rose grow?
It typically grows 2 to 3 feet tall and spreads 4 to 6 feet wide, forming a low, mounding shrub with soft gray-green leaves and bright magenta-pink flowers.
When does it bloom and what do the flowers look like?
It blooms heavily from late spring through summer, with vivid magenta flowers featuring sunny yellow centers. Each bloom lasts only a day, but new ones open daily for weeks.
What kind of light and soil does it prefer?
Full sun is essential for compact growth and heavy flowering. It thrives in poor, sandy, or rocky soil that drains quickly rich or wet soil is a death sentence.
Does it need pruning or special care?
Just light pruning after flowering to maintain shape. Avoid hard cutting into old wood it doesn’t regrow well from deep cuts.
Seasonality
Mature height
1-3 ft.
Mature Width
6-8 ft.
Sun exposure
Watering
Low
Grows Well in Zones
Flowering Season
Attracts Wildlife
Bees, Butterflies, Pollinators
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