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Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Cistus creticus in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Cistus villosus, Linn. (C. incanus. Linn.). Erect shrub, 3-4 ft., villous or tomentose: lvs. penninerved, roundish-ovate or oblong, narrowed into a very short petiole, rugose above and grayish green, tomentose or villous beneath, 1-2 in. long: fls. 1-3, long-peduncled, reddish purple, 2 in. wide; petals light pink or yellowish at the base. May, June. Medit. region. B.M.43. S.C.35. Gn. 27, p. 571.—A very variable species. Var. creticus, Boiss. Lvs. smaller, more spatulate at the base, very rugose, undulate at the margin: fls. purple. S. E. Eu., Asia Minor. Sibthorp, Fl. Graeca 5:495. S.C. 112. Gn. 27, p. 571; 33, p. 490. ^CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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