WorldFloraDB - Cistus albidus

Characteristics

A compact shrub. It grows about 90 cm tall and spreads 1.2 m wide. It is usually broader than tall. The leaves are felty grey green. The flowers are at the ends of the twigs and are lilac colour. There is a small yellow blotch at the base of each petal.

Life form

perennial

Growth form

shrub

Growth support

free-standing

Foliage retention

evergreen

Sexuality

hermaphrodite

Pollination

entomogamy

Spread

epizoochory

Mature width (meter)

1.0

Mature height (meter)

0.88 - 1.0

Root system

-

Rooting depth (meter)

0.13

Root diameter (meter)

0.4

Flower color

Blooming months

Jan	Feb	Mar
Apr	May	Jun
Jul	Aug	Sep
Oct	Nov	Dec

Fruit color

-

Fruiting months

-

Nitrogen fixer

-

Photosynthetic pathway

c3

Environment

It is very sensitive to excess moisture. It grows in dry limestone locations. It suits hardiness zones 7-9.

More

Garigue, rocky places on limestone soils and open pine forest.

Light
Soil humidity
Soil texture
Soil acidity
Soil nutriment
Hardiness (USDA)

Usage

The leaves are used as a tea. The dried leaves are used to adulterate marjoram.

Uses	environmental use invertebrate food material medicinal tea
Edible	leaves seeds
Therapeutic use	-
Human toxicity	-
Animal toxicity	-

Cultivation

Plants can be grown from seed.

Mode	cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days)	7 - 30
Germination temperacture (C°)	18 - 21
Germination luminosity	light
Germination treatment	-
Minimum temperature (C°)	-14
Optimum temperature (C°)	-
Size	-
Vigor	-
Productivity	-