General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Wet Mesic
Mesic
Dry Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Plant Height: 3 feet (1 m)
Leaves: Evergreen
Fruit: Dehiscent
Fruiting Time: Fall
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Pink
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Uses: Provides winter interest
Wildlife Attractant: Butterflies
Resistances: Drought tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil
Awards and Recognitions: RHS AGM

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Common names
  • Purple-Flowered Rockrose
  • Orchid Rock Rose
  • Sun Rose
Also sold as:
  • Betty Taudevin

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Location: Kylemore Victorian Walled Garden (Ireland)
Date: 2017-05-25
Location: Washington 8b
Date: 2022-06-04
Location: At a local nursery

Date: 2014-04-19
Location: California
Date: March
Location: Kylemore Victorian Walled Garden (Ireland)
Date: 2017-05-25
Location: My Property Sunset Zone 23 Fallbrook California
Date: 2013-03-22
Location: My Property Sunset Zone 23 Sub-Tropical Southern California
Date: 2012-02-25

Date: 2014-04-19
Location: Coastal San Diego County 
Date: 2018-04-01
Location: My Property Sunset Zone 23 Sub-Tropical Southern California
Date: 2012-02-25
Location: My Property Sunset Zone 23 Sub-Tropical Southern California
Date: 2012-02-25
Location: My Property Sunset Zone 23 Sub-Tropical Southern California
Date: 2012-02-24
Location: My Property Sunset Zone 23 Sub-Tropical Southern California
Date: 2012-02-25

Date: 2014-04-19
Photo by kosk0025
Location: Hamilton Square Perennial Garden, Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento CA.
Date: 2015-03-22
 (Cistus x purpureus) Zone 9b first blooms today. 2015-03-22

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