Cistus symphytifolius
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Article from Bean's Trees and Shrubs Hardy in the British Isles
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'Cistus symphytifolius' from the website Trees and Shrubs Online (treesandshrubsonline.
Synonyms
- Cistus vaginatus W.T.Aiton
- Rhodocistus berthelotianus Spach
- Rhodocistus berthelotianus var. leucophyllus Spach
- Cistus berthelotianus var. leucophyllus (Spach) Pit. & Proust
- Cistus candidissimus Dunal
Other taxa in genus
- Cistus × aguilari
- Cistus albidus
- Cistus atchleyi
- Cistus atriplicifolius
- Cistus calycinus
- Cistus × canescens
- Cistus clusii
- Cistus creticus
- Cistus × crispatus
- Cistus crispus
- Cistus × cyprius
- Cistus × dansereaui
- Cistus × florentinus
- Cistus halimifolius
- Cistus × hetieri
- Cistus × hybridus
- Cistus × incanus
- Cistus inflatus
- Cistus × ingwersenii
- Cistus ladanifer
- Cistus lasianthus
- Cistus laurifolius
- Cistus × laxus
- Cistus × ledon
- Cistus libanotis
- Cistus monspeliensis
- Cistus × nigricans
- Cistus × obtusifolius
- Cistus ocymoides
- Cistus osbeckiifolius
- Cistus parviflorus
- Cistus × platysepalus
- Cistus populifolius
- Cistus × purpureus
- Cistus × revolii
- Cistus rosmarinifolius
- Cistus × sahucii
- Cistus salviifolius
- Cistus 'Silver Pink'
- Cistus × skanbergii
- Cistus × stenophyllus
- Cistus umbellatus
- Cistus × verguinii
A shrub of rather open, straggling habit, 2 to 6 ft high according to situation; young stems sparsely clad with long hairs. Leaves oblong to oblong-elliptic, 13⁄5 to 4 in. long, 3⁄5 to 23⁄5 in. wide, pointed at the apex, tapered at the base into a short stalk; dark green above, with scattered hairs, somewhat tomentose beneath; margins plane or undulate. Flowers purplish pink, to 2 in. or a little more across, two to nine together in hairy panicles; sepals five, hairy, especially near the base; style to 1 in. long and always much longer than the stamens.
Native of the Canary Islands, mostly confined to the mountains above 1,500 ft; introduced early in the nineteenth century but, owing to its tenderness, uncommon in gardens.
[Bean recognised var. leucophyllus, with stems and leaves densely white-hairy, but this has been referred to the type. As synonym for this taxon he also gave Cistus ocreatus C.Sm, but this is now accepted as a separate species.]