Santolina rosmarinifolia
Olive Herb
(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. Rosmarinifolia subsp. rosmarinifolia has bright yellow button flower heads 2cm wide
Contributed by @KathyB
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Full sun
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Very little water
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Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Free draining
Common name
Olive Herb
Latin name
Santolina rosmarinifolia
type
Herbaceous Perennials
family
Asteraceae
ph
6.7 - 7.5 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun
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Frost
Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Soil
Free draining
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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
0.60 M
0.60 M
Santolina rosmarinifolia
(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. Rosmarinifolia subsp. rosmarinifolia has bright yellow button flower heads 2cm wide
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.
KathyB
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