[medit-plants] Re: When is a rose NOT a rose?

Hi Steve -

Yes, this is a Cistus, probably ‘Victor Reiter’ named for the famous San Francisco plantsman.  It is indeed unusual in coloration with the pink shading to white in the center.  A handsome plant.  Where was it growing?

Seán O.

On Fri, May 15, 2020 at 4:10 PM arneherbs <d*@freelists.org> wrote:

Cistus albidum, photo attached, originally collected in Aude France. My plant grew enormous in a tunnel in the UK but was zapped by a frost this Spring

 

Kind regards

 

Anthony Lyman-Dixon

 

From: m*@freelists.org [mailto:m*@freelists.org] On Behalf Of Steven Vance
Sent: 15 May 2020 19:44
To: m*@freelists.org
Subject: [medit-plants] When is a rose NOT a rose?

 

Hello wise people,

I saw these flowers recently and thought they were roses but on closer inspection the do not look correct. The leaves now look like a rock rose but the flower color is unlike any I’ve seen. Maybe something else entirely?

Steve

 

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