Crimson-Spot Rock Rose
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Delivery and Shipping
Delivery and Shipping
Shipping
To obtain a more accurate shipment time-frame, simply enter your zip code in the “Find Your Growing Zone” box to the right. Our plants are grown all over the country and lead time on items may be different because of this. Once your order is placed, you will also receive the specific shipment time-frame information as part of your order confirmation. Once an item ships, you will receive shipment notification and tracking numbers, so you can follow along while your plant travels to your doorstep. We use FedEx, UPS, or USPS at our discretion.
Due to winter weather we have put a hold on shipping to the areas shown below in grey. You can still order now and we will ship the plant to you during an appropriate time for your zone.
Standard Shipping Rates
At Nature Hills we handle, package and ship the products you order with the utmost care to ensure healthy delivery. Shipping and handling charges are calculated based on the tables below. Please note that some items include an additional handling surcharge, these will be noted on the item's product page.
| From | To | S&H |
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| $0 | $19.99 | $24.99 |
| $20 | $49.99 | $29.99 |
| $50 | $69.99 | $34.99 |
| $70 | $99.99 | $39.99 |
| $100 | $129.99 | $44.99 |
| $130 | $149.99 | $48.99 |
| $150 | $150+ | Approx 28% |
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Buying Options for Plants
Nature Hills sells a large variety of plants with several options available. Plants are offered in both potted containers and as dormant bare root without soil. Here is a helpful resource to understand your options as you create a beautiful landscape with help from Nature Hills.
Ever wonder what a larger plant will mean for your landscape? Container Sizes are really all about the age of the plant!
Seasonally, Nature Hills offers hand selected, high quality bare root trees, shrubs and perennials. Bare root plants are sold by height from the top of the root system to the top of the plant. Plants may be taller than the height minimums.
- Popular sizes of select trees are 1 foot, 2 feet, 3 feet, etc.
- Popular sizes of select bare root plants is 1 foot, 18 inches, etc.
Nature Hills Container Size by Volume
Keep in mind, specific varieties and different growing conditions can affect the rate at which plants grow. Variations in size may occur.
| Young Plants to 18 Months | ||
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| Size | Volume | |
| 2"x2"x3" | Ranges from | .18 to .21 dry quarts / .198 to .23 dry liters in volume |
| 4.5" Container | Equal to | .65 dry quart / .72 dry liter in volume |
| Sprinter Pot | Equal to | .63 dry quart / .69 dry liter in volume |
| 4" Container | Ranges from | .31 to .87 / .35 to .96 dry liter in volume |
| 6" Container | Equal to | 1.4 dry quarts / 1.59 dry liters in volume |
| 1 Quart | Equal to | 1 dry quart / 1.1 dry liter in volume |
| 5.5" Container | Equal to | 1.89 of a dry quart / 2.08 dry liters in volume |
| 4"x4"x5" | Ranges from | .8 to 1.1 dry quarts / .88 to 1.2 dry liters in volume |
| 4"x4"x6" | Ranges from | 1.0 to 1.3 dry quarts / 1.1 to 1.41 dry liters in volume |
| 4"x4"x9" | Ranges from | 1.1 to 2.1 dry quarts / 1.2 to 2.3 dry liters in volume |
| 4"x4"x10" | Ranges from | 1.7 to 2.3 dry quart / 1.87 to 2.53 dry liters in volume |
| Plants 18 Months - 2.5 Years Old | ||
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| Size | Volume | |
| 2 Quart | Equal to | 2 dry quarts / 2.2 dry liters in volume |
| #1 Container | Ranges from | 2.26 to 3.73 dry quarts / 2.49 to 4.11 dry liters in volume |
| 5"x5"x12" | Equal to | 3.5 to 4.3 dry quarts / 3.85 to 4.74 dry liters in volume |
| Plants 2 - 4 Years Old | ||
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| Size | Volume | |
| #2 Container | Ranges from | 1.19 to 1.76 dry gallons / 5.24 to 7.75 dry liters in volume |
| #3 Container | Ranges from | 2.32 to 2.76 dry gallons / 10.22 to 12.16 dry liters in volume |
| Plants 3 - 5 Years Old | ||
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| Size | Volume | |
| #5 Container | Ranges from | 2.92 to 4.62 dry gallons / 12.86 to 20.35 dry liters in volume |
| #6 Container | Ranges from | 5.25 to 6.01 dry gallons / 23.12 to 26.42 dry liters in volume |
| #7 Container | Ranges from | 5.98 to 6.08 dry gallons / 26.34 to 26.78 dry liters in volume |
Plant Highlights
Crimson-Spot Rock Rose highlights at a glance!
Plant Highlights
Plant Highlights
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Botanical Name
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Growing Zones
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Mature Height
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Mature Spread
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Sun ExposureFull Sun
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Moisture
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Soil
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Growth RateFast
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Flower Color
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Pollinator Friendly
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Fragrant
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Pruning Time
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Bloom PeriodEarly Spring, Late Spring
Growing Zones 6-9
The improved Crimson-Spot Rock Rose (Cistus ladanifer) is a modern take on an age-old flowering ornamental. In mild climates, it will stay green all year! The foliage smells delicious, so plant it where the wind will carry that scent into your home. This is an incredibly hardy broadleaf evergreen with big, striking white blooms that pollinators are grateful for!
In the spring, it blooms dozens of huge, pure white flowers. Each bloom boasts a canary-yellow central eye and, as the name suggests, a striking crimson spot at the base of each petal! It looks clean and bright, with a whole lot of pizazz!
Spaniards have loved this plant since ancient days when it was called Labdanum and the scented sap was used as perfume! It's very hardy, and nearly pest and disease-free. Thriving throughout USDA growing zones 6-9 there is little that fazes this tough evergreen shrub! Salt tolerance reigns true as one of the most useful aspects of hardiness on display alongside this plant's beautiful opalescent blooms. Coastal gardens are sure to benefit from the hardy addition of this fine shrub.
Planting and Application:
Use Crimson-Spot as a big, flowering hedge in sunny, dry gardens. This easy-care nature makes it a natural for use on rocky slopes, in Rock Gardens, and in Xeric landscapes beautifully! Those hard-to-mow slopes, eroding hillsides, and sun-drenched stretches of ground become landscape focal points with these hardy rounded shrubs!
With a faster growth rate, you'll get results in a hurry! Fill garden backdrops and mid-sized hedges with fast year-round screening, bulk up a foundation border, or fill in a mixed shrub border with steady greenery! Rock Rose shrubs, sometimes spelled as one word Rockrose are one of the best plants for weed suppression! Plant anywhere you want a pretty accent, sun-tolerant living groundcover in groupings, rows, or as en masse feature plantings! Even commercial landscapes benefit from these flowering evergreen shrubs!
- Big, Striking White Petas With Burgundy-Red Accents
- Ornamental Slender Evergreen Leaves
- Fast Growth & Rounded Tidy Form
- Pollinator-Friendly Blooms in Spring
- Rugged Specimens & Accents, Hedges, Erosion Control, Slopes & Massing
#ProPlantTips for Care:
Handling sun all day long, don't bother watering these Xeric shrubs all that often (or even at all!) once they are established, but until then some regular moisture is appreciated. While naturally hardy, soil selection can be an important part of keeping your Rock Rose happy and healthy. Avoid poor-drainage soils that retain lots of water to avoid killing roots. Clay soil-tolerant, and dry, rocky, sandy conditions won't faze these plants, but Rock Rose is sure to benefit from 3-4 inches of arborist mulch. Rock Rose bushes may need the occasional pruning or shearing, but just be sure to perform this task right after flowering.
- Full Sun
- Any Well-Drained Soil
- Moderate Moisture - Drought Tolerant Once Established
- Prune After Flowering
- Deer, Salt & Clay Resistant
Historical, drought-tolerant and beautiful, if you have the right place for it, Crimson-Spot Rock Rose will be your new favorite garden plant. Buy yours from us today!
Crimson-Spot Rockrose Ancient Past
When you think of perfume what flowers come to mind? Rose? Lavender? Lilac? What about Labdanum? Not the first thing to roll off the tongue, huh?
Labdanum is the resin that gives perfumes their amber, woody, musky, or leathery scents. It has been used as a scent for a very long time. How long? We find it mentioned in Genesis in the Bible.
It's also thought by Egyptologists that the little false beards the royal Egyptians wore were made of labdanum.
For an interesting cocktail party story, you can tell how labdanum was collected.
Sheep were allowed to graze in ancient fields of rockrose. Their fur would fill with the sticky labdanum resin that came off of the slender leaves. Then the shepherds would brush it out of their coats and make a little extra cash on the side selling it to merchants and perfumers.
Today? You'll enjoy the fresh, clean appearance and wonderful scent of this beautiful flowering shrub.
