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    SANTOLINA

    Commonly known as Cotton lavender

    All Flower JUN-AUG

    Cotton lavenders are the aromatic silver-leaved cushions with pom-pom flowers remembered from trips to the coast.

    Genus of 10 species of evergreen shrubs in the chamomile family  occuring in dry, rocky habitats in the Mediterranean.

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    • Good to know
      A small shrub for full sun. Grown mainly for the aromatic foliage. Button-like flowerheads surrounded by rows of bracts.
    • Place of origin
      Mediterranean
    • Resistant to honey fungus
      These plants have little or few problems with honey fungus.
    • Evergreen
    • Border
      Suits a sunny border
    • Coastal / windswept
    • Cottage garden
    • Patio / pot plants
    • Rockery (inc alpine)
    • Sub-tropical / mediterranean
    • Suitable for small gardens
    • Town garden
    • Dwarf shrub
      Typically only grows to a maximum of one or two feet in height but there will be some exceptions.
    • Scented foliage
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    Varieties

    SANTOLINA chamaecyparissus
    Fine silver foliage, yellow flowers
     
    1.5 to 2 Litre
    £12.50
    SANTOLINA 'Lemon Fizz'
    Dense, aromatic, yellow-green foliage
     
    1 to 1.5 Litre
    £12.50
    Available again from summer 2025
    Could be any time, June through to end August. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
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    SANTOLINA rosmarinifolia
    Holy flax
    Green leaves, yellow flowers
     
    1.5 to 2 Litre
    £12.50
    Unavailable
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    SANTOLINA rosmarinifolia 'Primrose Gem'
    Holy flax
    (virens) - feathery verdant green foliage contrasting with pale primrose flowers
     
    1.5 to 2 Litre
    £12.50
    Unavailable
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    Useful extras...

    Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
    All-purpose organic concentrated seaweed feed that is a ready to use, derived from sustainable harvested kelp, that can be used on all outdoor and indoor plants, except acid loving plants. Perfect used in conjunction with Rootgrow™.
    1 ltr
    £8.50
    Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
    AFTER PLANT TOMATO FEED Liquid Concentrate with Bio stimulant is a high potash liquid concentrate containing seaweed extract, plant derived amino acids and other nutrients specifically formulated to benefit tomatoes and greenhouse plants.
    1ltr
    £8.50
    Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
    This specially adapted Rootgrow™ mycorrhizal fungi will boost the growth of acid-loving plants like rhododendrons, azaleas, heathers and blueberries. It contains ericoid and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, which are found in poor acidic soils where ericaceous plants naturally grow.
    200g sachet
    £8.50
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