#santolina

[dangerousstrawberrydinosaur03]

Old gold.

[after-zeno]

‘Santolina’ (Bachelor’s Buttons)

Spring, Melbourne, Australia 2020

[jillraggett]

Plant of the Day

Saturday 13 June 2020

The mounds of the small, evergreen shrub, Santolina pinnata subsp. neapolitana 'Edward Bowles' (rosemary-leaved lavender cotton) created their own landscape. The creamy white flower heads arise from the aromatic, grey-green leaves. This plant needs a sunny location with a free draining soil. Here the mounds form a background for other plants with more irregular growth.

Jill Raggett

[sallyonthehill]

another santolina and wool vessel

[herbgarden-blog]

Time for a Wall House herb garden update! On a visit during the first week in August 2019 we found the garden looking lush and healthy. At least fifteen different varieties of herbs are growing there, including rue, tansy, santolina, dill, lavender, chives, basil, lovage, lamb’s ear, and sage. There’s also a large buddleia bush to attract bees and butterflies and and a butterfly house. Stop by to have a look and smell the glorious scents before the season is over!

[pirineodiversityproject]

Grey Santolina (Santolina chamaecyparissus)

[jillraggett]

Plant of the Day

Monday 22 July 2019

Able to cope with the dry, free draining, sunny conditions of the Mediterranean borders of Cambridge Botanic Garden, UK, was the evergreen Santolina chamaecyparissus var neapolitana (cotton lavender).

Jill Raggett

[oscarolg]

Dos hileras paralelas de plantas aromáticas de hojas perennes que se extienden a lo largo de un jardín. A la izquierda, destaca el follaje plateado y denso de la santolina, mientras que a la derecha se aprecian las hojas lineares y verdes grisáceas de la lavanda. Ambas especies crecen sobre un terreno con parches de hierba y tierra seca, evidenciando una composición rústica que resalta la belleza de las plantas mediterráneas resistentes al sol.