green lavender cotton
Santolina virens
USDA zones6 to 9
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles dry to moderate soil
Size18 to 24 inches tall2 to 3 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Mounding
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Bloom color
- Yellow
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, clay
Garden uses
Notes
Green lavender cotton (Santolina virens) is a shrub for borders, rock gardens, and ground cover. It is hardy to USDA zone 6, or down to -10°F (-23°C). This plant likes full sun and dry to average, sandy or clay soil. It forms a mounding, evergreen mat of fragrant green leaves. Yellow flowers appear from early to late summer. Deer and rabbits rarely make it their first choice.
Pairs well with Woolly yarrow, Blue grama, and Greig's tulip.
Native range
Spain east to Ukraine and the Caucasas..