| Cistus × skanbergii | |
| Image Alt: | Single pink flower of the Cistus skanbergii |
| Hybrid: | Cistus monspeliensis × Cistus parviflorus |
| Genus: | Cistus |
| Cultivar: | x skanbergii |
Cistus × skanbergii is a compact, bushy variety of rockrose, with pale pink flowers and grey-green foliage. It is also known by the common name dwarf pink rockrose.[1]
It was first described as a species by Italian botanist Michele Lojacono Pojero,[2] who dedicated it "to Mr. A. Skanberg of Stockholm, an excellent botanist and most beloved friend".[3]
It is a natural hybrid between Cistus monspeliensis and Cistus parviflorus which originates where the two species overlap in Greece and Sicily.
It is a low, dense subshrub that is 2 to 3 or 4 feet tall by 4-5 or 6 feet wide with soft, grey-green leaves. From spring to early summer, the 1 inch wide, pale pink flowers are borne with yellow stamens in the center.[4]