I bought two of these plants for a dollar each at the end of season.Kept them in garage during winter,watering a few times.When spring ...Read Morecame I set them outside and they showed real potential.I planted them against a fence in a new bed.They have grown and are blooming their hearts out with the most beautifulpink flowers.I had never heard of this plant but was able to find it in a gardening reference book.It is a beautiful little plant.I would like to have more.
Low growing shrub with a prostrate habit. Very hardy also..it has survived our winter with temps down to -15 C...Blooming very early it i...Read Mores one of the first flowering. C. 'Greyswood Pink' is often incorrectly sold as C. parviflorus. 'Barnsley Pink' and 'Chelsea Pink' are synonyms or possibly seedlings from 'Grayswood Pink'.
C. Grayswood Pink has some tollerance to mildly alkaline soil.
Update: Winter 2008/2009 we had a harsh winter with temps that stayed down to -22 C (-7.6 F) for several weeks. It has survived this period without blinking and it has stayed perfectly wintergreen. Now (early May) it is covered with buds again. In my garden I have one mature shrub and a young shrub that I've planted out in august 2008. This one also has survived this period without blinking.
Update 2014: This shrub has grown to spread nearly 3 meters, but it kept its height of 50 cm. It reseeds, sparsely I find seedlings around it, but I don't know if the seedlings are true to the parent shrub. This maybe also doubtful because I grow different Cistus in my garden.
I love my Grayswood Pink rock rose, but I have a question. The bloom only lasts for one day and then it dies. Is that normal?
I bought two of these plants for a dollar each at the end of season.Kept them in garage during winter,watering a few times.When spring ...Read More
Low growing shrub with a prostrate habit. Very hardy also..it has survived our winter with temps down to -15 C...Blooming very early it i...Read More