Cistus x purpureus 'Alan Fradd' Mail Order Plants Fuzzy leaves and creamy green

Fuzzy leaves and creamy green tipped orange hanging bell flowers in winter -- a snack for hummingbirds

These plants from acorns gathered in the Siskiyous

tinted blue

Provide some shade and summer water until established

Cistus x purpureus 'Alan Fradd' Mail Order Plants Fuzzy leaves and creamy greenLow growing, evergreen shrub, to only 3 ft tall and spreading to 3 ft or so. This exuberant spring bloomer produces large, pure white flowers with a cool red dash at the base of each petal. The foliage is handsome as well and gives off a pleasant resinous scent in the summer. For full sun and well drained soil with little summer water once established. Frost hardy to USDA zone 7 with good drainage. ALAN FRADD ROCKROSE Cistaceae