There are so many cistus varieties available that it's easy to find the right one for adding color to your summer planting ...

Somehow, the renowned Cistus purpureus, a hybrid of uncertain parentage, is perennially surprising and one of the most appealing to my eye. The ground colour is cerise rather than rose-pink ...

Cistus purpureus has large purple flowers with darker blotches, and Cistus pulverulentus has vivid magenta-pink flowers. 'Silver Pink', which makes a mound of silvery pink flowers, is a real ...

Of course, this is a sun lover, too. The most popular plant is orchid rockrose, Cistus purpureus, which produces a large magenta flower about the diameter of a beer can. During spring bloom ...

Cistus purpureus and Cistus corbariensis can both be pruned back substantially now (but not into old wood). Be much more cautious with others, particularly the larger varieties. Shake out seeds ...