Cistus monspeliensis L., Sp. Pl.: 524 (1753) (syn: Cistus affinis Bertol. ex Guss. ; Cistus collinus Salisb. ; Cistus feredjensis Batt. ; Cistus monspeliensis subsp. affinis (Bertol.) Sennen ; Cistus monspeliensis proles affinis (Bertol.) Rouy & Foucaud ; Cistus monspeliensis var. affinis (Bertol.) P.Fourn. ; Cistus monspeliensis f. affinis (Bertol.) Rouy & Foucaud ; Cistus monspeliensis f. albiflorus Briq. ; Cistus monspeliensis subsp. canariensis Rivas Mart., Martín Osorio & Wildpret ; Cistus monspeliensis var. densifolius Sennen ; Cistus monspeliensis var. feredjensis (Batt.) Batt. ; Cistus monspeliensis f. flavescens Briq. ; Cistus monspeliensis var. flavescens Briq. ; Cistus monspeliensis var. major Rouy & Foucaud ; Cistus monspeliensis var. minor Willk. ; Cistus monspeliensis var. parviflorus Sennen ; Cistus monspeliensis f. typicus Dans.; Cistus monspeliensis var. vulgaris Willk. ; Cistus oleifolius Mill. ; Cistus valentinus Pourr. ex Nyman; Stephanocarpus monspeliensis (L.) Spach);
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Macaronesia, Medit.: Albania, Algeria, Baleares, Canary Is., Corse, Cyprus, France, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Madeira, Morocco, Portugal, Sardegna, Sicilia, Spain, Tunisia, Turkey, Yugoslavia as per POWO;
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SK 3470 10 May 2022:

Location: Eden Project, Cornwall, UK
Altitude: 60 m.
Date: 03 April 2022
Habit : Cultivated
Rosaceae …???

Cistus sp.


Pl. check
https://efloraofindia.com/2022/05/15/cistus-x-skanbergii/


In UK there are many different Cistus.
Size of plant, time of flowering come into the equation.

I cannot take id any further.
Above my pay grade.
BUT…according to RHS … Cistus-x-skanbergii has pink flowers.
The common name is dwarf pink rockrose!
The expert in UK and holding the Plant Heritage /National collection is Prof Peter Warren in Gloucester.

I think this will be Cistus monspeliensis Linn. as per images at
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cistus_monspeliensis
https://candide.com/IE/plants/fc9589d3ef15d6a222fea3958b39dc48


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Cistus monspeliensis from San Francisco Botanical Garden-GS07022019-2: 3 high res. images.
Cistus monspeliensis Linn., Montpellier Cistus, Native of Europe grown in San Francisco Botanical Garden, California, clicked on June 2, 2019.


Yes, appears close as per images at
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cistus_monspeliensis
https://candide.com/IE/plants/2fea3958b39dc48


 

 


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