noun
- a Mediterranean shrub with papery flowers, also called rock rose
Usage: botanical
Examples
- The cistus bloomed with delicate pink flowers in early summer.
- Mediterranean gardens often feature cistus for its drought tolerance.
- The white cistus petals fell like tissue paper in the breeze.
- Cistus shrubs thrive in rocky, well-drained soil.
- The botanist identified several species of cistus on the hillside.
- Cistus plants are popular in xerophytic landscaping.