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Asteraceae
Cotton Lavender
Santolina chamaecyparissus
Protection and purity.
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Santolina
- Native to
- Mediterranean region
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Type
- evergreen subshrub
- Height
- 1-2 ft
- Sunlight
- full sun
- Soil
- dry, poor, well-drained soil
- Water
- low
- Hardiness
- 6-9
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- Despite its name, cotton lavender is neither a cotton nor a lavender; it is actually a member of the daisy family.
- The strongly aromatic silvery foliage has been used as a moth repellent in linen closets since medieval times.
- Cotton lavender was a favorite edging plant in Elizabethan knot gardens, valued for its compact, clippable form.
- The species name 'chamaecyparissus' means 'ground cypress,' referring to the foliage's resemblance to miniature cypress branches.
- In traditional Mediterranean herbalism, dried santolina was hung in homes to ward off fleas, lice, and other insects.
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