santolina, green

a.k.a. cotton lavender
latin name: santolina virens

zone: 6-9
type: tender perennial
light: full sun or partial shade
height: 18”  (45 cm)

description:   Green santolina is a compact, rounded shrub with deep-green, segmented leaves and stems. In mid- to late summer, it bears solitary, daisy-like, bright-yellow flower heads on slender stems.  Very similar to lavender cotton but lacks the woolly white appearance.  Grown for its attractive foliage. Trim plant back after flowering to keep it tidy looking.   Useful in the herb garden design as an edging plant or as a dividing hedge within a larger garden bed.  

harvest:  Pick leaves for drying from spring until just before flowering in summer.  In late summer, harvest small bunches of flowering stems for drying.

notes:  Dried leaves are used in our homes as a insect and moth repellent.  Also has medicinal properties.