Santolina Viridis Live Plant | Green Lavender Cotton | Aromatic Evergreen Herb Starter Plant

Add year-round texture and fragrance to your garden with Santolina viridis, a greenhouse-grown starter live plant prized for its finely divided bright green foliage, aromatic leaves, and compact mounding habit. Commonly known as Green Lavender Cotton or Green Santolina, this evergreen Mediterranean perennial is valued for both its ornamental beauty and drought tolerance. It is an excellent choice for herb gardens, rock gardens, cottage gardens, borders, xeriscapes, and patio containers. With proper care, it may produce blooms under suitable growing conditions.

Santolina viridis thrives in full sun and well-draining soil. Its soft, feathery green foliage releases a pleasant herbal fragrance when brushed, providing season-long interest. During summer, cheerful yellow button-like flowers may rise above the foliage, attracting bees, butterflies, and other beneficial pollinators. Once established, this low-maintenance perennial is exceptionally heat and drought tolerant, making it ideal for water-wise landscapes.

You will receive one healthy, greenhouse-grown Santolina viridis starter live plant, carefully packaged for safe arrival.

🌿 What's Included

• 1 Santolina viridis Starter Live Plant
• Healthy starter live plant
• Greenhouse-grown plant
• Carefully packaged for shipping

✨ Features

• Bright green finely divided aromatic foliage
• Compact evergreen mounding habit
• Pleasant herbal fragrance
• May produce blooms under suitable growing conditions
• Cheerful yellow button flowers
• Attracts bees, butterflies, and beneficial pollinators
• Heat and drought tolerant once established
• Excellent for herb gardens, borders, rock gardens, and containers
• Low-maintenance Mediterranean perennial
• Greenhouse grown for healthy establishment

🌱 Growing Information

• Botanical Name: Santolina viridis
• Common Name: Green Lavender Cotton, Green Santolina
• Plant Size: Starter live plant
• Light: Full sun
• Growing Media: Well-draining sandy, gravelly, or average garden soil
• Water: Water regularly during establishment, then allow the soil to dry between waterings
• Humidity: Low to moderate humidity
• USDA Hardiness: Zones 6–9
• Mature Size: Approximately 18–24 inches tall and 18–30 inches wide, depending on growing conditions

🌼 Perfect For

• Herb Gardens
• Rock Gardens
• Mediterranean Gardens
• Xeriscape Gardens
• Cottage Gardens
• Borders
• Patio Containers
• Pollinator Gardens