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Santolina
virens ~ Green Lavender Cotton, Green Santolina |
Santolina
virens is a great addition to the fragrant garden. The fragrant
foliage of these fine textured small shrubs provides the greatest
incentive to plants the Green Santolina. You can use Santolina
virens as a small hedge. Green Lavender Cotton is a historic
component of the knot garden. The creamy yellow flowers provide a
great contrast to the green foliage in the mid to late spring and
sporadically through the Summer. The flowers quickly fade and look
best if they are regularly removed. I shear Santolina virens
in February or March as the new shoots start to push and then shear them
again in the summer to remove the spent blooms. Santolina virens is
quite drought tolerant once established and not forgiving about soggy
conditions. The Green Lavender Cotton forms a low shrub, typically
18" tall by 2-3 feet wide. Plant in full sun, they will grow in
light shade but look pretty straggly.
For High resolution images of
Santolina virens are available.
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