Botanical Name: Santolina ‘Pretty Carol’
Common Name: Dwarf santolina
Type of Plant: dicot: perennial
Character evergreen
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape densely branched, low, spreading form; can sprawl out to become a groundcover or low facer with minimal pruning; tends to grow more upright if left unpruned
Height to 16"
Spread to 2'
Growth Rate slow-mod.
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoor full sun to part shade
Soil tolerates most soils with good drainage
Hardiness hardy, tolerates desert heat (zones 2-24)
 
Morphology:
Leaves pinnatifid-pinnate, alternate, oblong, silvery gray, minutely tomentose, forms leaves to 1-1/4" long
Flowers yellow heads, no rays, 1/2-3/4" diameter, on 6-10" stalks May-July
Fruit tiny achene
 
Propagation:
semi-hardwood cuttings
 
Usage:
excellent silver groundcover for its distinctive foliage and flower display; use in rock gardens, Mediterranean theme gardens, mixed into dry borders or with California native plants
 
Landscape Care:
Watering occasional deep soak, avoid over-watering – short lived in wet soils
Fertilizing very little needed after established
Pruning head back to 6-12" if it becomes leggy
Pests/Diseases relatively free
 
Origin: Mediterranean region
Family: Compositae

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