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Cotton lavender in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Santolina chamaecyparissus

 

Cotton lavender

Santolina chamaecyparissus (Cotton Lavender) is a compact shrub with silver-grey divided leaves and small yellow flowers that appear in Summer. Ideal in borders. The foliage, when crushed, produces a fragrance.

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plant Features
  • Cotton lavender likes full sun

    Full sun

  • Cotton lavender likes very little water

    Very little water

  • Cotton lavender is full frost hardy: 5f (-15°c)

    Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)

  • Cotton lavender likes free draining

    Free draining

 
plant information

Common name

Cotton lavender

Latin name

Santolina chamaecyparissus

type

Herbaceous Perennials

family

Asteraceae

ph

6.7 - 7.5 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Cotton lavender likes full sun

    Full sun

  • Frost

    Cotton lavender is full frost hardy: 5f (-15°c)

    Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)

  • Soil

    Cotton lavender likes free draining

    Free draining

  • Water

    Cotton lavender likes very little water

    Very little water

Plant & bloom calendar

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    Best time to plant
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    When the plant will bloom

full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Cotton lavender is 1.00meters x 0.50meters 1.00 M 0.50 M

Santolina chamaecyparissus

Santolina chamaecyparissus (Cotton Lavender) is a compact shrub with silver-grey divided leaves and small yellow flowers that appear in Summer. Ideal in borders. The foliage, when crushed, produces a fragrance.


Flowering

From Early Summer TO Late Summer

Lovely bright, button like small yellow flowers appear in the summer. Ideal in borders. new growth when squashed produces a fragrance.

 

Planting

From Late Spring TO Early Summer

Ideally you want to plant Lavender between late spring and early summer. If not planting in the ground you can plant it in a pot but make sure it's a decent sized pot (over 30cm diameter) and it's well drained.

 

Propagation by seed Spring

From Mid Spring TO Mid Spring

Sow seed under glass in Spring.

 

Propagation by seed Spring

From Late Spring TO Late Spring

Sow seed into directly into flowering position in late Spring.

 
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