(Hybrid Rockrose)

This snow-white flowered rockrose is a small enough shrub to fit into almost dry garden where its spring blossoms will literally glow under the moonlight. This hybrid is the result of crossing Cistus parviflorus with the smaller Cistus salvifolius to yield a modest-sized plant. Both parent species are native to southern Europe and adapted to the Mediterranean climate there. The mild wet winters combine with very long, dry summers to produce some of our most attractive drought-resistant...

(Rockrose)

A dense low evergreen shrub with handsome foliage and vivid flowers, this hybrid of two western Mediterranean rockroses is an excellent choice for dryland gardens. Masses of luminous magenta-red blooms cover the plant in late spring and early summer. The unblotched, five-petaled blooms have a tuft of orange stamens at their center. Narrowly oval sage-green leaves are paired along the spreading branches.

This sun-loving shrub likes well drained soil and needs relatively dry summers. It resents...

(Rockrose, Sunset Rockrose)

This is a groundcover selection of orchid rockrose that is proving to be reliable for massing and covering a slope. A hybrid, ‘Sunset’ is the result of crossing pink-flowered Cistus albidius with the less hardy, magenta-flowered Cistus crispus to yield a richly-colored low-growing plant. Both parent species are native to southern Europe and adapted to the Mediterranean climate of mild wet winters and very long dry summers that has produced some of our most attractive drought-resistant...

(Purple Rockrose)

The under-used and appreciated purple rockrose is a compact, shrubby perennial with narrow, soft green leaves. In spring and early summer, single papery lavender-pink flowers appear. These are rose-like and graced with large maroon blotches at the base of each petal.

Drought and heat-tolerant, this showy hybrid does best in full sun and average soil with good drainage. Prune plants in spring to remove damaged branches and control their growth and shape. Purple rockrose is perfect for dry rock...

(Skanberg's Rockrose)

This demure, pink-flowered rockrose is a prized, evergreen shrub for dry cottage gardens. It is a hybrid of Cistus parviflorus with Cistus monspeliensis, both native to southern Europe and adapted to a Mediterranean climate of mild, wet winters combine and long, dry summers, a combination that has produced some of our most attractive drought-resistant plants.

Though small, this shrub was once highly valued by Old World perfumers for the oil in its gray-green aromatic leaves....

(Marumi Kumquat, Round Kumquat)

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(Lemon)

Puckery, cold lemonade and tart, sweet pies are modern pleasures made from the fruits of Citrus limon: the lemon tree. However, lemons have been used for centuries and prized for their medicinal qualities. The true origin of lemons is unknown, but most likely from the northwestern reaches of India. The trees have moved with civilization and burgeoning transportation routes around the globe. It is said Christopher Columbus brought lemon seeds with him to Hispaniola in 1493, and it was among...

(Eureka Variegated Lemon, Lemon)

Admired for its variegated foliage and nearly seedless, green and yellow variegated, market-quality lemons, ‘Variegated Eureka’ is a newer sport of the very old-fashioned cultivar 'Eureka', which was first introduced in the late 1850s. This small evergreen tree has an open crown, almost thornless green branches and thick glossy green leaves with ivory and pale green edges.

When conditions are favorable it puts forth fragrant, waxy white flowers. These are followed by oblong, waxy, yellow and...

(Dwarf Eureka Lemon, Lemon)

Best known for its nearly seedless, market-quality lemons, ‘Eureka’ is a very old-fashioned cultivar that was first introduced in the late 1850s and is thought to have originated from Italian lines. This small evergreen tree has an open crown, almost thornless green branches and thick glossy green leaves.

When conditions are favorable it puts forth fragrant, waxy white flowers. These are followed by oblong, waxy, yellow, thick-skinned fruits with a high acid content.

Most citrus trees are...

(Lemon, Pink Lemonade)

Puckery, cold lemonade and tart, sweet pies are modern pleasures made from the fruits of Citrus limon or lemon trees. However, lemons have been used for centuries and prized for their medicinal qualities. The true origin of lemons is unknown, but most likely from the northwestern reaches of India. The trees have moved with civilization and burgeoning transportation routes around the globe. It is said Christopher Columbus brought lemon seeds with him to Hispaniola in 1493, and it was among...