Family: Asteraceae
Scientific Name: Santolina chamaecyparissus
Common Name: Lavender Cotton
Description | Grown for its evergreen gray foliage color. Although often listed as hardy to zone #5, I have had a hard time overwintering this plant. |
Pronunciation | (san-toe-LEE-nah) (kam-ah-sip-ar-ISS-us) |
Plant Type | All Plants, Perennial Tender |
Hardiness Zone | (5-)6-8 |
Sunlight | full |
Moisture | average, doesn't like high humidity |
Soil & Site | must be well drained |
Flowers | yellow, globular |
Leaves | gray-green aromatic evergreen foliage |
Maintenance | becomes woody, shear back |
Propagation | cuttings, seeds have had very irregular germination for me |
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