Green lavender cotton
Santolina rosmarinifolia
Green lavender cotton is a shrub for edging, mid-border, suited to full sun and loam, sandy soil or chalk, flowering Jul, Aug.
| Type | Shrub |
|---|---|
| Mature height | 60 cm |
| Spread | 75 cm |
| Aspect | full sun |
| Foliage | Evergreen |
| Hardiness | USDA 6a-9a, RHS H5 |
| Pollinator-friendly | Yes |
| Pet-safe | Not confirmed |
Where to use it in a border
At around 60 cm, it sits best along the front edge, where a low, spreading habit reads best. Give it about 75 cm of room to spread. It is hardy across USDA zones 6a to 9a and rated H5 by the RHS, so check it suits your area before planting.
It appears in our lists of full sun, sandy soil, chalk soil, evergreen plants, pollinator-friendly plants.
Border Builder uses Green lavender cotton's height, spread, soil, bloom months and companions to place it in a full border plan for your own conditions, on iPhone and iPad.
Flowering through the year
Worth knowing
- Evergreen, so it keeps the border furnished through winter.
- Its flowers are valued by bees and other pollinators.
Good companions
Plants that share its conditions and style, chosen to complement its place in the border:
- Pittosporum 'Wheeler's Dwarf'to edge in front
- Bay Laurelfor height behind it
- Abelia 'Kaleidoscope'to flower when it does not
- African lilyto flower when it does not
- African lily 'Northern Star'to flower when it does not
- Autumn Moor Grassto edge in front
Garden styles
Sources
Bloom timing and hardiness drawn from: