Botanical Name: Santolina chamaecyparissus
Common Name: Lavender cotton
Type of Plant: dicot: shrub
Character evergreen
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape densely branched, erect, rounded form – tends to spread and become more open if unpruned – can grow as a groundcover or very low shrub
Height 1-2'
Spread 2-4'
Growth Rate slow - moderate
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoor full sun
Soil tolerates most – avoid wet clay
Hardiness hardy (all zones) tolerates desert heat
 
Morphology:
Leaves pinnatifid-pinnate, alternate, oblong, silvery gray, minutely tomentose, aromatic
Flowers yellow heads, no rays, 1/2-3/4" diameter, on 6-10" stalks; May-July
Fruit tiny achene
 
Propagation:
semihardwood cuttings, seed
 
Usage:
excellent facer or small area ground cover for its distinctive gray foliage, rock gardens, container plant; may be pruned into small formal borders
 
Landscape Care:
Watering occasional deep soak, avoid overwatering; 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
Special Conditions/Other
 
Origin: Mediterranean region
Family: Compositae

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