Asteraceae
Santolina magonica
Minorcan Cotton Lavender
We imported this fine plant from Olivier Filippi’s famous nursery in the south of France a decade or so ago. It is highly favoured by Filippi in his popular book on Dry Climate Gardening. It makes a round evergreen shrub with leaves like little silver feathers. Its flowers are yellow buttons opening from lemon green buds. Happy in any sunny spot and takes the dry well. 50cm by 50cm.
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