Cistus x cyprius Lam.

Key facts

Parentage : C. ladanifer x C. laurifolius
Flower colour : white (may be blotched)
Flower diameter : 8cm
Height & Spread : 2m x 5m
Habit : upright, then widely sprawling

Notes : hardy; a very good garden plant. Foliage leaden-grey in cold weather.

Variants : unblotched clones are called var. albiflorus;  var ellipticus has C. ladanifer var. sulcatus as one parent.

Cultivar : var. ellipticus ‘Elma’ is more compact; unblotched petals.