Cistus salviifolius | Salvia Cistus, Sageleaf Rockrose | Groundcover
Cistus salviifolius belongs to the plant family CISTACE and Genus Cistus This Groundcover prefers Dry soil , a pH which can apply to most normal garden soil conditions, . All plants need light to allow the photosynthesis process of converting carbon dioxide to growth sugars to take place. Some plants need more sun-light than others. For this plant those sunlight conditions are well described as … Various
We are often asked about plants for humming bird attraction. Unfortunately Cistus salviifolius does not attract these beautiful hummingbird, sunbird or nectar feeding varieties of garden birds
Impressive Autumn foliage display is not shown by Cistus salviifolius so look for an alternative plant for pleasing Fall leaf properties
Cistus salviifolius salvia cistus,sageleaf rockrose is not known as a butterfly attracting plant
Almost all plants grown in gardens need to be fed using fertilzer in order to see them at their best. For this plant the suggested fertilizer program would be based upon … Typical mix of: 3 parts Nitrogen (N), 2 parts Phosphorous (P) and 3 parts Potassium (K for Latin name Kalium).
This somewhat tender plant can only survive cold winter nights that dip to 20 Fahrenheit. It usually does best in dry soils. Cistus salviifolius is drought tolerant.
Cistus salviifolius will under good growing conditions survive and prosper between 3 and10 years.
Cistus salviifolius is a perennial.
This specimen plant will normally never grow higher than 2' feet will have an overall spread somewhere between 3' and 3'
The Complete Botanica published by Crescent Bloom
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"Xeriscape Gardening: Water Conservation for the American Landscape", Connie Lockhart Ellefson, Thomas L. Stephens, and Douglas Welsh, Macmillan Publishing Company, New York, 1992.