Santolina virens
Common Name(s):
- Phonetic Spelling
- san-toh-LEE-nah VEER-enz
- Description
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Useful in rock gardens, planters; drought and salt spray tolerant; avoid excess fertilization; prune after flowering
A compact, rounded mounds that open and becomes floppy after flowering.
- See this plant in the following landscape:
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Santolina
- Species:
- virens
- Family:
- Asteraceae
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- Europe to Caucasus
- Dimensions:
- Height: 1 ft. 0 in. - 2 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 2 ft. 0 in. - 4 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Ground Cover
- Shrub
- Habit/Form:
- Mounding
- Rounded
- Growth Rate:
- Medium
- Texture:
- Fine
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- NC Region:
- Coastal
- Mountains
- Piedmont
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Gold/Yellow
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Summer
- Flower Size:
- < 1 inch
- Flower Description:
- Button-shaped yellow heads in summer
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Leaves:
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Alternate
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Length:
- 1-3 inches
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
