Victor Reiter Rockrose                SIS-tis

• Evergreen shrub, 3-4 ft (0.3-1.2 m) tall, equal width, erect, stiff.   Leaves opposite, simple, upright, gray-green, 6-9 cm long, somewhat pubescent giving a silvery appearence.  Flowers bright pink with a paler center, blooms in spring/early summer.
• Full sun, well-drained site, drought tolerant.
• Hardy to USDA Zone (7) 8   Apparently a sister seedling of Cistus 'Doris Hibberson', to which some consider it superior.
• Victor Reiter: noted San Francisco plantsman.