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Cistus x florentinus Lam.

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Cistus x florentinus Lam. 'Fontfroide'

Key facts

bulletParentage: C. monspeliensis x C. salviifolius
bulletFlower colour: white
bulletFlower diameter: 3 - 3.5cm
bulletHeight & Spread: variable up to 1.5m x 1.5m
bulletHabit: variable - spreading, upright  or rounded
bulletNotes: Plants sold under this name are rarely true to name. The name has long been misapplied to Cistus 'Enigma' (recently named by me) and other hybrids.
bulletCultivar: 'Fontfroide', collected by Jean-Pierre Demoly, is a very floriferous cultivar.
 

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