Sage-leaved rockrose
Cistus salvifolius
ShrubPlacenta
A fast, fire-adapted pioneer shrub that hugs poor, dry ground with white flowers and pollinator forage. A short-lived soil-builder — plant it to hold bare early ground.
Tolerances & traits
- Strata
- Shrub
- Lifecycle
- Placenta
- Soil preference
- Rocky, Sandy
- Soil pH range
- 5 – 8
- Min. temperature
- -10°C
- Min. rainfall
- 350 mm/year
- Wind tolerance
- High
- Frost tolerance
- Medium
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Irrigation needed
- Low
How to manage it
Fast, low fire-adapted pioneer shrub for poor soils and pollinators; shear lightly after flowering to keep it dense and extend its life.
Watch out for
Short-lived (often 10-15 years) and resinous/flammable when dry; dislikes rich, wet or heavily disturbed soils - true low shrub, not a true creeping groundcover.
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