Cistus Pillows

Gathering cistus for the still @ ohthewater.com

Cistus × purpureus AGM Purple-flowered rock rose

Loathed in the Iberian peninsula and considered a weed because it so aggressively takes over farmland but much loved by tourists for its beautiful white flowers, the gum rockrose (Cistus ladanifer, esteva in Portuguese) is definitely photogenic. Here I played with two photos of the plant I took in the Algarve and a distressed background texture. Canon EOS 60D DSLR, Corel PSPX

This began as a photo of a colorful pink rock rose blooming in the garden, and was digitally enhanced to create a painterly type floral with an abstract background and interesting texture.

I hope you enjoy this photo of one of the lovely ivy leafed pelargoniums growing in my garden and an all original love quote written by me. Enjoy!

Aug. 9th Birth Flower : Cistus / Flower Language : popularity ★A birth flower is a flower that symbolizes someone's birthday every day. Hope you have a healthy and lucky day.

A crinkly, paper-like white rockrose flower native to south-west Portugal. The leaves of the shrub are glossy, green and sticky. The plant is volatile and burns easily. Cistus libanotis: "The epithet libanotis was the word used for rosemary by Pliny" (wiki). Thusly, an excellent way to remember Portugal!

Close up at a Hoary Rock-Rose Cistus creticus