Santolina chamaecyparissus

Santolina chamaecyparissus
lavender cotton
lavender cotton
SIZE/TYPE | low or groundcovering |
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USUAL HEIGHT | 0.3-0.6m |
USUAL WIDTH | 0.5-1m |
LEAVES | evergreen broadleaf |
COLOUR OF LEAVES |
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FLOWERS | less showy but noticeable |
COLOUR OF FLOWERS |
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BLOOMING TIME | June - July |
LOCATION | full sun |
USDA zone (lowest) | 6 (down to -23°C) |
WINTER PROTECTION | |
FOR ZONE 5+6 |
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FOR ZONE 7 |
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BELONGS TO CATEGORIES |
Perennials Evergreen broadleaf Summer blooms |
Lavender cotton is a fantastic low, mound-forming shrub with very attractive silvery blue, finely textured foliage. It is evergreen so it decorates your garden all year round. Moreover, in summer in produces masses of small, vivid yellow flowers heads on long stalks. Leaves have an interesting, spicy scent.
It looks lovely at border edges, in rockeries, and planting it next to lavender enhances flower colours of both the plants.
It needs very well drained, preferably poor soil and fully insolated location. Cut off spent flowers with their stalks and shear the plant every spring to encourage new growths from its lower parts. Fully hardy to min. -24°C (USDA zone 6), some sources even say -29°C (zone 5).
Last update 09-06-2009
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