Bring vibrant color and effortless beauty to your landscape with Cistus ‘Mickie’ (Variegated Rockrose)—a drought-tolerant evergreen shrub prized for its gold-and-green variegated foliage and delicate white blooms.

Perfect for low-water gardens and sunny landscapes, this easy-care shrub thrives where other plants struggle.

Why Gardeners Love ‘Mickie’ Rockrose

• Striking gold and green variegated foliage year-round
• Abundant white flowers with sunny yellow centers
• Thrives in hot, dry, full sun conditions
• Ideal for xeriscape and water-wise gardens
• Naturally deer-resistant and low maintenance

Plant Details

• Botanical Name: Cistus x ‘Mickie’
• Common Name: Variegated Rockrose
• Type: Evergreen shrub
• Height: 18–36 inches
• Spread: 3+ feet
• Bloom Time: Late spring to early summer
• Light: Full sun
• Water: Low once established
• Zones: Typically 8–11 (check your region)

Perfect For

• Xeriscape & water-wise gardens
• Mediterranean-style landscapes
• Rock gardens & slopes
• Coastal gardens
• Low-maintenance borders

Care Tips

• Plant in well-draining soil (critical for success)
• Avoid overwatering—this plant prefers dry conditions
• Full sun = best color and flowering
• Light pruning after bloom to maintain shape
• Avoid heavy fertilization

Shipping Info

• Ships in a 1-gallon pot, well-rooted and ready to plant
• Growth stage varies by season
• Blooms not guaranteed at time of delivery

Plant Condition Disclosure

Live plants may be shipped dormant, leafless, recently pruned, bare root, or partially defoliated depending on season, weather, and shipping requirements.

Natural variation in size, branching, foliage density, color, root structure, and overall appearance should be expected.

Important Note

You will receive a live starter plant (seedling/young plant). Listing photos show the plant at a mature stage for reference only. The actual plant size, shape, and appearance may vary and will be significantly smaller than the images shown.

Customer Notice for Live Plants

Live plants may experience normal shipping stress such as leaf loss, yellowing, wilting, or minor branch damage.

Please consider local weather before purchasing. Extreme heat, freezing temperatures, severe weather, shipping delays, or unattended packages may increase plant stress.

Due to the perishable nature of live plants, returns are generally not accepted. If there is an issue with your order, please contact us within 48 hours of delivery and provide the required photos for review.

• Photos of the shipping box
• Photo of the shipping label
• Clear photos of the plant from multiple angles
• Scratch test photos if the plant appears dead or dormant

Dormant, stressed, defoliated, wilted, or transit-shocked plants are not automatically considered dead.

Claims submitted without the required photos or more than 48 hours after delivery may not be eligible for review, replacement, or refund.