Cistus × skanbergii (Dwarf Pink Rockrose)

Cistus x skanbergii (Dwarf Pink Rockrose) is a compact, bushy evergreen shrub with masses of clear pale pink, saucer-shaped flowers, 1 in. across (3 cm), adorned with bright golden-yellow stamens at their heart. While smaller than most Rockroses, the blossoms are so abundant that they literally cover the shrub from late spring to mid-summer. The flowers are borne atop a compact mound of narrow, soft gray-green leaves. A beautiful and compact Rockrose for sunny shrub borders or containers.

• Grows up to 2-4 ft. tall (60-120 cm) and 4-5 ft. wide (120-150 cm).
• Easily grown in well-drained soils in full sun. Excellent evergreen shrub for gardens that get no watering. Will grow in poor soils and tolerate coastal conditions. 
• Drought tolerant and deer resistant
• Great for banks and slopes, beds and borders, hedges, cottage gardens, coastal gardens, Mediterranean gardens, city gardens or gravel and rock gardens.
• Virtually disease and pest free
• Root softwood cuttings form late spring to early summer; semi-ripe cuttings from midsummer to late summer
• Cut it back in late summer for fall re-blooming.
• Native to Greece