My Plants List
Create your own plant list and get plant care reminders direct to your inbox!
My Plant Care
Get more detailed care advice, specific how-to guides and care reminder prompts right to your inbox!
My Garden Match
Check you are planting correctly with our unique garden match tool.
Did you know 30% of new plants purchased die within the first year because they are planted in the wrong place? Don't make that costly and upsetting mistake!
My Questions
Ask a question, make a comment and discuss plants and gardening!
My Plants List
Create your own plant list and get plant care reminders direct to your inbox!
 |
Beginner
skill rating |
 |
1.5m
max. spread |
 |
0.6m
max. height |
 |
5-10 years
to maturity |
 |
1 hour care
per year |
Botanical name: Cistus 'Snow Fire'
Other names: Cistus 'Snowflake', Rock rose 'Snow Fire'
Sign up for your FREE ACCOUNT today or login to add this plant to your plants list
Genus: Cistus
Variety or cultivar: 'Snow Fire' _ 'Snow Fire' is a small, dense, rounded, evergreen shrub with mid-green leaves. It bears white flowers blotched with maroon in summer.
Cistus 'Snow Fire' is: Evergreen
Flower: White, Maroon in Summer
Foliage: Mid-green in All seasons
Habit: Dense, Rounded, Small
Awards: RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
Plant with:
Convolvulus cneorum (Silverbush)
Cistus 'Snow Fire' (Rock rose 'Snow Fire') will reach a height of 0.6m and a spread of 1.5m after 5-10 years.
Sign up for your FREE ACCOUNT today or login to match this plant to your garden
Suggested uses: Banks and Slopes, City, Cottage/Informal, Drought Tolerant, Ground Cover, Low Maintenance, Mediterranean
Cultivation: Will grow well in poor soils, but requires full sun and shelter. May become chlorotic on chalky soils.
|
| Soil types: |
Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types) |
 |
| Soil drainage: |
Well-drained |
|
| Soil pH: |
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral |
|
| Light: |
Full Sun |
|
| Aspect: |
South, West |
|
| Exposure: |
Sheltered |
|
| Hardiness: |
Tender in frost (H3) |
|
|
|
|
Discuss Cistus 'Snow Fire' (Rock rose 'Snow Fire') with other Shoot members.
Sign up for your FREE ACCOUNT today or login to add a comment or question about this plant
We list 12 suppliers who tell us they sell Cistus 'Snow Fire' (Rock rose 'Snow Fire'). In order to see the list you'll need to either register or log in as a full member.
Sign up for a FULL ACCOUNT today or login as a full member.
If you sell this plant and would like to add a link, please fill in this form.
"'Shoot's extensive plant A-Z is second to none. I use it daily. Highly recommended!' "
