Cistus crispus. It is found in the western Mediterranean, from Portugal and Morocco to northern and central Italy and Algeria . It abounds in the southern half of the Iberian Peninsula , the Ebro Valley , the Mediterranean coast and the Balearic Islands (west of the Mediterranean region).
Summary
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- 1 Feature
- 2 Compost
- 3 Exposure
- 4 Irrigation
- 5 Source
Characteristic
It is medium in size and can reach 90 cm high. in spring it assumes a pink coloring. These are evergreen plants that then keep their leaves throughout the year. These plants give rise to a round bush. It has a bushy development
fertilizer
The shrubs during the spring period, develop new shoots and prepare the flowers, already from winter, a good dose of humus or mature manure, or add granular slow release fertilizer to the ground at the base of the plants. During spring we can choose a fertilizer rich in sulfur or potassium, to mix with the irrigation water every 20-25 days.
Exposition
It is grown in the open; it can bear without problems even very harsh minimum temperatures, many degrees below zero. It can be grown in a bright place, with direct sunlight. To prevent damage due to dry weather, during the months with extremely harsh minimum temperatures, we can protect the bushes, covering the ground around the trunk with straw or dry leaves.
Irrigation
Water only sporadically, around 2-3 weeks with 1-2 buckets of water, leaving the ground dry for a couple of days before repeating watering; When watering, it is advisable to avoid excesses, but to wet the ground thoroughly. If we want to grow these plants in a pot, let’s water them more frequently compared to the plants placed in the mountains. Every 2-3 years, let’s renew the substrate contained in the pot or enrich it with organic fertilizer. Generally in this period of the year, a preventive treatment with a broad spectrum insecticide and with a systemic fungus is recommended, in order to prevent the attack by acids and the development of diseases caused by fungi, often favored by the cool climate. and wet.