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Lavender Cotton, Gray Santolina
Santolina chamaecyparissus
Low, dense, mounding to spreading habit. Small, silver-gray to silver-white, finely-divided leaves. Aromatic. Bright yellow, button-like flowers held above the foliage on stems. Attract bees. Remove spent flowers. May become more woody and open with age. Head back occasionally to help maintain dense habit. Accepts shearing. Works well as a groundcover or a low hedge. Synonym: Santolina incana.
- Plant type: Perennial, Shrub
- Maintenance level: Low
- Water requirement: Medium, Low
- Sun exposure: Full, Part Sun, Morning Sun, Afternoon Sun
- Height range: 1–2 Feet
- Width range: 2–3 Feet
- Growth rate: Medium
- Seasonal habit: Evergreen
- Flower color: Yellow
- Flower season: Spring, Summer
- Fruit color: Brown
- Fruit season: Summer, Autumn
- General foliage color: White, Grey
- Design style: Rabbit Resistant
- Hardiness cold tolerance: 0 °F
- Soil preference: Sand, Loam, Rocky, Well Drained, Dry
- Canopy value: 7 ft²
- Native location: Mediterranean
- PH preference: Alkaline/Basic, Neutral, Not Particular
- Sunset zones: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, H1, H2
- USDA hardiness zone: 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b
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