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Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Dry Mesic
Plant Height: 1-2 feet
Plant Spread: 4-6 feet
Leaves: Evergreen
Other: Gray-green foliage looks wrinkled like a sageleaf
Fruit: Dehiscent
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: White
Other: white flowers with orange yellow stamens in the center and a yellow spot at the base of each petal
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Uses: Provides winter interest
Erosion control
Wildlife Attractant: Butterflies
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Drought tolerant

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Common names
  • Sage-Leaf Rockrose
  • Sage-Leaf Cistus
  • Gallipoli Rose

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Location: In my garden
Date: 2015-04-06
Location: In my garden
Date: 2015-04-06
Location: my garden
Date: 2016-04-18
Location: In my garden
Date: 2015-04-06

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