Santolina Chamaecyparissus - Coton Lavender: Information and Pictures from Plant Encyclopedia

Santolina Chamaecyparissus - Coton Lavender
Type	Shrub, Ground cover, Container-friendly, Evergreen
Size	Low Border (up to 50cm height)
Form	Spreading
Colours	Silver Foliage, Yellow Flowers (Summer)
Care	Some maintenance required
Hardiness	Frost hardy
Growth	Fast growing

This low growing silver / gray shrub - with its feathered aromatic foliage - is well suited to clipping and growing in the herb garden as a low hedge, alternatively plant it in a mixed border.

Cultivation tips: Santolina flourishes in well drained soils of any kind - tolerating very draughty soils as well as chalk. It prefers a south facing sunny location. Dwarf form 'nana' is ideal for rock gardens.