Scientific Name:
Santolina chamaecyparissus
Pronunciation:
san-toe-LYE-nuh kam-ee-sip-uh-RISS-us
Common Name:
lavender cotton
Family Name:
Asteraceae
Plant Type:
Broadleaf evergreen
Key ID Features:
Leaves about 1mm wide, grayish-white blobs arranged geometrically (like a hebe); heads about 1cm wide, yellow disk florets, no ray florets.
Habit:
Dense, Spreading
Form:
Mounded
Texture:
Fine
Mature Height:
0.4 - 0.7m
Mature Spread:
0.3 - 0.6m
Growth Rate:
Fast
Origin:
Europe
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 6: (-23 to -18 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun
Soil/Growing Medium:
Rocky or gravelly or dry, Well-drained
Water Use:
Low, Winter dry, Summer dry
Landscape Uses:
Alpine, Bedding plant, Container planting, Dried flower or fruit, Fragrance, Group or mass planting, Rock garden, Sheared hedge, Summer interest
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible
Surfaces:
Tomentose, Distinctive smell
Colour in Fall:
Silver / Grayish
Shapes:
Linear, Orbicular, Other
Apices:
Rounded
Bases:
Truncate
Margins:
Pectinate
Inflorescence Type:
Head (capitulum), Floriferous
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Corolla Shape:
Ligulate
Ovary Position:
Inferior
Colour (petals):
Not showy, Yellow
Flower Scent:
Fragrant
Flower Time at Peak:
Jul, Aug
Fruit Type:
Achene
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Sep, Oct
Additional Info:
Not showy,
Bark or Stem Colour:
Grey
Leaf Bud Type:
(Distinctive smell)
Propagation:
Seed, Softwood cuttings
Maintenance:
Low
Pest Susceptibility:
Blight or needle cast, Crown rot, Root rot (Pest resistant, Disease resistant, Deer resistant, Rabbit resistant, Drought tolerant)
