Cistus x purpureus-Sun Rose in 3.5 '' Pot

A very popular and distinctive garden . Originally from the Mediterranean and north African regions, it has become a favorite among gardeners and landscapers alike and not without good reason. A small evergreen with attractive long thin green leaves that are ideal to set off the mass of pink, yellow centered flowers with a beautiful distinct maroon blotch at the base of each petal, that cover the bush in summer. Of it's many attributes, one is the fact it is among the most drought tolerant s you can in your garden and if you live on thin chalky soil, it will still perform well in your garden! This can be used in a mixed ing or a container. If ing in a pot or other container. Use a good quality John Innes compost as this will be there a long time and peaty types of compost eventually degrade and become too packed and choke the roots. Ensure you feed regularly as a hungry is a poor performer. We recommend Osmoscote pro 8-9 month applied in the early spring. One application gives all the ents the requires for the whole year. John Innes is a soils based compost. A few cautionary words. While we describe many s as drought tolerant it is not so much that they can survive without water, (some like cactus and succulents can) but more that they have a much greater ability to draw water up from deep down in the ground. This is an important distinction when they are grown in a pot or container, as no matter how good they are at sucking up water, if the pot is dry they have nothing to suck up and will deteriorate and perish just the same as any other . So the moral of the story is, you can't them in containers thinking they will survive neglect much better than most other s, because they won't! Sorry but just telling it as it is!

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