Plant of the Month – April
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Warley Rose Rockrose
Cistus x crispatus ‘Warley Rose’
This spreading groundcover gets rave reviews from gardeners for its brilliant flowers and for its tolerance of heat, drought, cold, and poor soils.
- Plant Form: Evergreen groundcover
- Water Use: Low
- Mature Size: 1 – 2 feet tall x 5 feet wide
- Exposure: Full sun
- Bloom Time: Spring (Apr – June)
- Native to: Mediterranean region
- Hardiness: Cold hardy to 10°F
Warley Rose Rockrose will dazzle you with bright pink, crepe-paperlike flowers with golden, fuzz-ball centers that adorn its deep green, crinkled foliage. This low, mounded, evergreen shrub is named for its preferred native habitat of rocky, relatively poor soil on scrubby hillsides in Mediterranean Europe, and is perfect for sunny, dry, hot situations. Like all rockroses, it is a very drought resistant, sturdy plant that requires little maintenance, shuns fertilizer, and doesn’t like too much summer water. Prune lightly to shape after flowering, but don’t cut into wood, as it may not resprout. Warley Rose Rockrose thrives in full sun and well-draining soil, and is a great groundcover, border edging, or rock garden plant. Works well in containers. As a bank cover, this spreading plant helps control erosion.
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