Santolina rosmarinifolia
Family - Asteraceae
Category - Sub-shrub
Origin - South West Europe
Year of Introduction - 1727
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter
Hardiness - H5
Height - 60cm
Width - up to 1m
Location - The Terrace
Description: A Dwarf, Evergreen sub-Shrub with a mound-forming habit. Narrow, feather-like leaves are pinnate with slender, needle-like leaflets. The leaves are bright mid-green, aromatic and held on greenish-yellow stems. Small, tubular Disc florets are bright yellow and held in button-like flowerheads that are carried well above the foliage on long stems. The Blooms are produced in midsummer, but this plant is more often grown for the attractive foliage and growth habit.
Synonym - Santolina virens
Flower:
Small, tubular disc florets are bright yellow and held in button-like capitula that are carried well above the foliage on long stems. The flowers are produced in July.
Flower colour: Yellow
Flower shape: Disc florets in capitula
Flowering time: July
Foliage:
Aromatic leaves are narrow and pinnate with short, needle-like leaflets. The leaves are bright mid-green and Alternately arranged on greenish-yellow stems.
Foliage Senescence: Evergreen
Foliage Shape: Pinnate with needle-like leaflets
Propagation:
Cultivation:
Best in full sun in soil that is well drained.
