Santolina Chamaecyparissus Plant

SKU: PLPL-HERB-SACh
filler
Rs.399

Delivery time: 3-4 working days

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Flower Color

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Flowering Season

Non Fragrant

Fragrance

Outdoor

Use

Product Description

A compact rounded evergreen shrub with woolly young shoots and (when crushed) aromatic, grey or green foliage reminiscent of conifers

Lavender cotton

Family

Asteraceae

Origin

Mediterranean

Description

A compact rounded evergreen shrub with woolly young shoots and (when crushed) aromatic, grey or green foliage reminiscent of conifers. Santolina has a mounded, round and dense habit reaching only 2 feet high and wide with vibrant yellow -inch flowers perched on stems above the foliage. The silver foliage makes a nice contrast to other green tones of the garden and persists through the winter.

Santolina herb plants also have a fairly pungent aroma akin to camphor and resin mixed when the foliage is bruised.

Environment

An herbaceous perennial suited to hot, dry summer and full sun, Santolina (S. chamaecyperissus) is indigent to areas of sandy, rocky infertile soils but will also do well in garden loam and even clay, provided it is well amended and well-drained.

It is highly salt tolerant; avoid excess fertilization; prune after flowering. Prune Santolina back drastically in the late winter or spring to keep it from splitting or dying out in the center of the plant .

Landscape

Perfect for a sheltered, sunny, well-drained border or gravel garden. Santolina has a virtual plethora of uses in the home landscape. Growing Santolina can even be trained into a low hedge. Give the plants plenty of room to spread or allow them to take over and create a massed ground cover.



Foliage plants in general need access to bright indirect sunlight. Avoid keeping them in direct sunlight as it can cause leaves to burn due to extreme sunlight in the afternoon.

Make sure watering is done once the soil goes dry. Although the soil can remain moist, but it should not turn soggy/wet. Having drainage hole in the pots goes a long way in ensuring there is no water stagnating on top of the soil. You can spray the plant occasionally.

Fertilise the plant once a month in summers however Don't feed any fertiliser in winters. Giving fertiliser to the plant ensures nutrients going in which keeps it healthy. Keep an eye on the leaves of the plant to know any symptoms for watering or sunlight.

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