Santolina corsica Jord. & Fourr.
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Santolina corsica Jord. & Fourr., Corsican Santolina
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Santolina
Yellow button flowers. Very aromatic, silver, narrow leaves divided into serrated small linear segments, which are coral like in appearance. The leaves when dried are a very good moth repellent.
Characteristics:
• Hardiness: H4 (-5 to -10C)
• Type: Evergreen Shrub
• Height: 75cm
• Spread: 75cm
Corsican Santolina can be seen at the herb farm in Jekka’s Herbetum and is available to buy as herb plants.
Details
• Aspect: Full Sun
• Soil type: Loam, Chalk, Sand, Free Draining
• pH: Universal pH
• Habit: Bushy
• Flowering colour: Yellow
• Flowering time: Summer
• Uses: Medicinal (Read Jekka’s Guide To Medicinal Herbs for more information)
• Attracts pollinators: Yes (Read Jekka’s Guide to Pollinators for more information)
• Container suitability: No
• UK native: No
• Caution: N/A
Growing
• Grown from seed: No
• Propagation: Cuttings
• Maintenance: (See Jekka’s Blogs on Early Spring, Late Spring, Summer and Autumn maintenance)
• Harvest: N/A
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