Lavender Cotton

Santolina chamaecyparissus

Lavender Cotton (Santolina chamaecyparissus) is a medium-growing shrub, hardy in USDA zones 6-9, that matures to about 1-2 ft × 2-3 ft. It does best in full sun with low water needs in well-drained, occasionally-dry and very-dry soil. Expect yellow, silver and white blooms in summer. It stands up well to salt.

USDA zones

6-9

Sun

Full sun

Water

Low

Mature size

1-2 ft × 2-3 ft

Growth rate

Medium

Maintenance

Medium

Soil

Well-drained, Occasionally-dry, Very-dry

Bloom color

Yellow, Silver, White

Bloom season

Summer

Tough against

Salt

Native to

Western and central Mediterranean