Cistus monspeliensis L.
Key Facts
| Flower colour : white (rarely yellow) |
| Flower diameter : 3 – 3.5cm |
| Height & Spread : 1.25m x 1m |
| Habit : upright, then sprawling |
| Notes : inflorescence is scorpioid (see top right of photo) |
| Variants : densifolius group (see below) has very hairy leaves closely packed on each stem. This species also occurs on the Canary Islands. These populations show some distinct characters and may constitute a subspecific taxon. |
| Cultivars : ‘Minor’ is smaller in all parts; ‘Vicar’s Mead’, collected by Harold Read in Majorca, has pale yellow flowers |
Cistus monspeliensis (densifolius group)
Cistus monspeliensis ‘Vicar’s Mead’
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