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Cistus Grayswood Pink
Cistus Grayswood Pink
Cistus Grayswood Pink
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The Cistus 'Grayswood Pink' is a hybrid shrub with a spreading growth habit, abundant pastel pink spring flowering, and good cold resistance. It is an evergreen Mediterranean shrub perfectly adapted to dry and poor soils, forming an excellent ground cover. Its grey-green vegetation is covered with flowers for three weeks in spring. Cistus plants clearly express the spirit of the Mediterranean scrubland, and to successfully grow them, it is essential to provide them with what they like: poor, well-draining soil that is dry in summer and a sheltered position away from cold winds. This shrub will look superb in a rock garden or above a low wall.
This 'Grayswood Pink' variety combines C. sintenisii and C. parviflorus. Like all rockroses, these plants belong to the Cistaceae family. This highly branched shrub has a prostrate, low, and wide habit. Eventually, it reaches a 30 to 40 cm height with a spread of 1 to 1.40 m. It has rapid growth, but its lifespan rarely exceeds 10 to 12 years. The very abundant flowering occurs from March to May, depending on the climate. The small single flowers, measuring 3-4 cm in diameter, have slightly crumpled pale pink petals on the edges and are whiter towards the centre. A cluster of golden yellow stamens occupies the corolla's centre. Each flower only lives for a few hours, but there are countless buds, ensuring a flowering period that lasts for three weeks. The small oval leaves are evergreen in winter, grey-green in colour, and become grey in summer. This rockrose's root system is deep and ramified, so powerful that it manages to penetrate between fractured rocks to draw the slightest trace of moisture from deep down while its surface roots capture moisture from the topsoil. They possess allelopathic properties that limit the germination and growth of other competing plants.
The 'Grayswood Pink' rockrose is a plant that thrives in rocky and poor soil and is hardy down to -15 °C. It is perfectly adapted to drought, with delicate flowers that hide a robustness that can withstand arid conditions. It will look magnificent when placed in a raised position, in a rock garden, on a slope, or above a low wall, forming a beautiful cascade of flowers in spring. Create a persistent bed to accompany your rockrose, evoking the Mediterranean scrubland by mixing foliage and fragrances of lavenders, creeping rosemary, thymes, teucriums, and other aromatic perennials. Add, for example, some California poppies and Corsican spurge to bring some dynamism to your composition. You can plant this rockrose in coastal gardens as it tolerates sea spray.
Note: The Cistus x lenis 'Grayswood Pink' is sometimes marketed under Cistus x argenteus 'Silver Pink', as these two hybrids appear very similar. However, there is some confusion in the nomenclature, and not all specialists agree on merging the two varieties. For some, it could be the 'Barnsley Pink' variety, while others believe the latter is a seedling of 'Grayswood Pink'. However, the name Cistus x parviflorus 'Grayswood Pink' is incorrect.
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The 'Grayswood Pink' Cistus requires perfectly drained, stony, sandy soil, which is poor, slightly acidic, neutral, or even slightly chalky. Plant it after the last frost in cooler climates and in September-October in hot and dry climates. It appreciates the sun, but in warmer climates, it tolerates partial shade well, on the edge of the undergrowth. It does not fear the root competition of large trees. This plant dreads icy winds that can destroy its flower buds. It is hardy up to -15°C once mature and planted in the appropriate conditions. Install your cistus in the warmest corner of the garden, in full sun, against a south-facing wall, in a stony or sandy slope, or any substrate that does not retain moisture, which would be fatal to it in winter but also in summer, which is its period of vegetative rest. The combination of heat and humidity leads to the development of a fungus that attacks the collar of the plant and will be fatal to it. You can lightly prune the stems after flowering to encourage the plant to branch out. The cistus does not tolerate severe pruning on old wood.
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Hardiness is the lowest winter temperature a plant can endure without suffering serious damage or even dying. However, hardiness is affected by location (a sheltered area, such as a patio), protection (winter cover) and soil type (hardiness is improved by well-drained soil).
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The flowering period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions located in USDA zone 8 (France, the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Netherlands, etc.)
It will vary according to where you live:
In temperate climates, pruning of spring-flowering shrubs (forsythia, spireas, etc.) should be done just after flowering.
Pruning of summer-flowering shrubs (Indian Lilac, Perovskia, etc.) can be done in winter or spring.
In cold regions as well as with frost-sensitive plants, avoid pruning too early when severe frosts may still occur.
The planting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions located in USDA zone 8 (France, United Kingdom, Ireland, Netherlands).
It will vary according to where you live:
The harvesting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions in USDA zone 8 (France, England, Ireland, the Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...) fruit and vegetable harvests are likely to be delayed by 3-4 weeks.
In warmer areas (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), harvesting will probably take place earlier, depending on weather conditions.
The sowing periods indicated on our website apply to countries and regions within USDA Zone 8 (France, UK, Ireland, Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...), delay any outdoor sowing by 3-4 weeks, or sow under glass.
In warmer climes (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), bring outdoor sowing forward by a few weeks.