Re: Cistus

Olivier, Rebecca, et al.

The most knowledgeable person in the U.S. when it comes to the genus Cistus
is Kenneth Montgomery, owner of Anderson Valley Nursery, P.O. Box 504,
Boonville, CA 95415.  He has done considerable hybridizing as well as
collecting.  His nursery is only wholesale, but you might be able to find a
local nursery that carries or would be willing to order his stock.  I don't
think he is on the internet.

Ken is coauthor of a booklet, The Rockroses, published by the Master
Gardeners of El Dorado County, CA, revised December 1997.  it is offered by
the University of California Cooperative Extension, Mario Moratorio,
Director, 311 Fair Lane, Placerville, CA 95667, phone 530-621-5512.

Olivier's catalog (Pepiniere Filippi, http://www.jardin-sec.com/ has the
most extensive list of Cistus species and hybrids I have ever seen, many
with color photos, and descriptions all in French.  Unfortunately, they
mostly show just flowers, with little foliage and no shots of full plants
and growth habit, so their value for identification is somewhat limited.
Nevertheless, it is a most impressive and valuable collection.

John MacGregor
jonivy@earthlink.net


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>From: "Olivier Filippi" <olivier.filippi@wanadoo.fr>
>To: "Mediterannean Plants List" <medit-plants@ucdavis.edu>
>Subject: Re: Cistus
>Date: Sun, Apr 16, 2000, 11:48 PM
>

> Hi Rebecca,
>
> Lots of Cistus species and cultivars are available in France and the UK, I
> don't know about the US. Sean, didn't you tell me you had a nurseryman
> friend, Ken Montgomery, who was Cistus crazy ? Could you mail his address to
> Rebecca or the list ?
>
> For the time being, no book on Cistus. Bob Page in the UK is working on a
> Cistus book, I hope it will be ready soon. The descriptions in my own
> catalogue are in French, but the entries are by botanical names of course,
> so it might help, and you have some photos. You can have a look at that on
> the web http://www.jardin-sec.com/ .
>
> Pruning ? Well yes you are right, the period of dormancy is summer : best is
> to prune lightly each year in the end of summer before the new autumn
> growth. That helps to keep a nice mound shape to your Cistus, so they won't
> become to tall and leggy with the years. To keep them nice and compact,
> remember to let them grow in natural conditions : no water, no fertilizer, a
> diet of sun and poor dry soil is just what they need.
>
> Olivier
>
>
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