x Halimiocistus wintonensis hort. ex O.E. Warb. & E.F. Warb.
Key facts
| Parentage : Cistus salviifolius x Halimium lasianthum ‘Formosum’ |
| Flower colour : white with central maroon zone |
| Flower diameter : 4 – 4.5cm |
| Height & Spread : 60cm x 75cm |
| Habit : rounded |
| Notes : found as a self-sown seedling at Hillier’s Nursery; does not have a strong constitution and is not reliably hardy, but perhaps the most eye-catching of all. |
| Cultivar : ‘Merrist Wood Cream’: a sport in which the background colour of the petals is creamy-yellow, found on a plant at Merrist Wood College. (This cultivar has itself given rise to a further sport – not yet available – lacking the maroon central zone) |
x Halimiocistus wintonensis ‘Merrist Wood Cream’
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