Monday, 4 January 2016

Santolina chamaecyparissus


  • Common Name - cotton lavender
  • Botanical Name - Santolina chamaecyparissus
  • Family - Asteraceae
  • Bud - alternate
  • Leaf - simple, linear shape, truncate base, rounded apex, pectinate margin
  • Flower -floriferous, head, capitulum inflorescence, July - August  
  • Fruit - achene, September - October
  • Habit - dense, spreading
  • Form - mounded
  • Size - 0.4 - 0.7m
  • Culture - full sun, rocky/well drained soil
  • Use -bedding plant, fragrant, mass planting

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