General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Moderately alkaline (7.9 – 8.4)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5b -26.1 °C (-15 °F) to -23.3 °C (-10 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Plant Height: 2 to 3 feet
Plant Spread: 1 to 2 feet
Leaves: Evergreen
Fragrant
Other: Gray-green
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Yellow
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Rabbit Resistant
Drought tolerant

Common names
  • Lavender Cotton
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Santolina villosa
  • Synonym: Santolina ericoides
  • Synonym: Santolina tomentosa
  • Synonym: Santolina squarrosa
  • Synonym: Santolina chamaecyparissus subsp. tomentosa
  • Synonym: Santolina chamaecyparissus subsp. squarrosa

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