Cistus × skanbergii
Cistus × skanbergii
- Native to:
- Cyprus | Sicilia
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Cistaceae
- Genus:
- Cistus
- Species:
- Cistus × skanbergii
Growth Characteristics
- Growth Habit:
- Shrub
- Height:
- 90 cm
- Drought Tolerance:
- High
- Bloom Months:
- may,jun,jul
- Bloom Colors:
- pink
- Evergreen Shrub:
- Yes
- Landscaping Shrub:
- Yes
Garden & Ecology Notes
- Wildlife Value:
- bees, butterflies
- Deer Resistant:
- Yes
- Salt Tolerant:
- Yes
- Fire Ecology:
- Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire
- Fire Notes:
- Mediterranean shrub adapted to fire-prone ecosystems, resprouts from base after fire damage typical of Cistus genus.