Santolina Pinnata Neapolitana 'Edward Bowles' (Cotton Lav...

Santolina Pinnata Neapolitana 'Edward Bowles' (Cotton Lavender)

£8.99

Position: full sun
Soil: poor to moderately-fertile, well-drained soil
Rate of growth: average Flowering period: July and August Flower colour: pale yellow
Other features: aromatic foliage
Hardiness: frost hardy (will need protection in winter)
A bushy evergreen shrub that forms mounds of aromatic, grey-green, serrated foliage. From mid summer small, button-like, creamy primrose flowers appear and seem to hover on wiry, upright stems. A beautiful plant for a gravel or Mediterranean-style garden, where it will provide structure. The flowers are attractive to bees, but the leaves are said to repel moths.Garden care: Remove the faded flowerheads along with any straggly shoots in autumn. In early spring cut back the flowered shoots to within 2.5cm (1in) of the old growth.

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