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Cistus ladanifer var. petiolatus 'Bennetts White'

 
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Cistus ladanifer var. petiolatus 'Bennetts White'
Image: Moore, Dawn - NBGW
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Family: Cistaceae (Rock-rose)
Distribution: Gardd/Garden
Life form: Evergreen shrub/sub-shrub • Llwyn bytholwyrdd
Geirdarddiad / Etymology: Cistus (SIS-tus): Derived from the Greek kistè (capsule), referring to the shape of its fruit.
Geirdarddiad / Etymology: ladanifer (lad-AN-ee-fer): Bearing ladanum, a gum with a pungent odour.
Geirdarddiad / Etymology: petiolatus (pet-ee-oh-LAH-tus): Has leaf stalks (petioles).
Description: A vigorous, upright, evergreen shrub with reddish-brown stems. It has dark, green, lamce-shaped, aromatic leaves and large, white flowers with yellow centres.

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