{"product_id":"cistus-salvifolius","title":"Sage Leaf Rock Rose - Cistus salvifolius","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrice includes everything:\u003c\/strong\u003e the plant, free delivery and professional installation by our planting team. One price, whole job done.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSage Leaf Rock Rose - Cistus salvifolius\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA low Mediterranean shrub with soft grey-green crinkled leaves, \u003cem\u003eCistus salvifolius\u003c\/em\u003e earns its place on hot dry banks where irrigation is limited and soil is thin. White five petalled flowers with a yellow eye open in flushes from mid spring, each lasting a day and replaced the next morning. It is chosen ahead of lavender or rosemary when a wider, more spreading groundcover mass is wanted.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Sage Leaf Rock Rose\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDrought Endurance\u003c\/strong\u003e: Once rooted it carries through a dry Australian summer with little or no supplementary water.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpreading Habit\u003c\/strong\u003e: Low branches layer outward and knit together, covering ground rather than forming a ball.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoor Soil Tolerance\u003c\/strong\u003e: Rocky, sandy and alkaline soils suit it better than rich improved beds.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLong Flowering\u003c\/strong\u003e: Successive waves of white bloom run from October into December in most temperate districts.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCoastal Resilience\u003c\/strong\u003e: Salt wind and reflected heat from paving are handled without leaf burn.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEmbankment Planting\u003c\/strong\u003e: Massed on a slope it holds soil and removes the need for regular mowing.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDry Garden Foreground\u003c\/strong\u003e: Sits well in front of olives, westringia and grasses in a low water palette.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDriveway Verges\u003c\/strong\u003e: Copes with heat radiating off gravel and asphalt where lawn will not persist.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCoastal Foredune Gardens\u003c\/strong\u003e: Used behind the frontline planting for a soft grey layer that tolerates spray.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 to 0.8m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 to 1.5m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Autumn is ideal, early spring acceptable in cooler districts\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sharp drainage essential, sandy or gravelly soils preferred, tolerates alkaline ground and dislikes heavy wet clay\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water weekly through the first summer only, then taper off completely, since prolonged wet soil is the main cause of loss. Mulch with gravel or coarse bark and tip prune lightly after flowering to keep the plant dense, avoiding cuts into old bare wood.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 to 1m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 to 1.5m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Moderate\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Evergreen\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mediterranean basin, southern Europe and North Africa\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e White with a yellow centre\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"400mm","offer_id":59795348750622,"sku":"ND-0449-400MM","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/WZPrSeRPPQFIMLFgVurF4_DYC7HTNa.jpg?v=1787313920","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/cistus-salvifolius","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}