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    SANTOLINA
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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
    SANTOLINA rosmarinifolia
    Holy flax
    Green leaves, yellow flowers
     
    1.5 to 2 Litre
    £12.50
    SANTOLINA rosmarinifolia 'Primrose Gem'
    Holy flax
    (virens) - feathery verdant green foliage contrasting with pale primrose flowers
     
    1.5 to 2 Litre
    £12.50
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    Fertilisers & Feeds - Vitax
    Q4 Pelleted Fertiliser
    A useful fertiliser suitable for use on a wide variety of plants. Q4 provides all the nutrients and trace elements essential for vigorous growth, abundant flowering and ripening of fruit.
    0.9 kg
    £6.00
    Unavailable
    2.5 kg
    £13.00
    Unavailable
    4.5 kg
    £25.00
    Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
    Rootgrow Ericoid mycorrhizal fungi
    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
    Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
    Rootgrow mycorrhizal fungi
    Recommended by the RHS. Contains Rootgrow™ mycorrhizal fungi. Suitable for all trees and shrubs (except rhododendrons, azaleas, heathers, cranberries and blueberries)
    Small - 60g sachet
    £3.00
    Medium - 150gm sachet
    £6.00
    Large - 360gram sachet
    £12.00
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