Plant Profile: Santolina virens

Taxonomy: Santolina virens

Names

Green Santolina

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Phonetic Spelling:san-toh-LEE-nah VEER-enz

Genus:Santolina

Species:virens

Family:Asteraceae

Ideal for rock gardens and planters, this plant is resilient to drought and salt spray. It's important to refrain from over-fertilizing and to prune it after it has bloomed. The plant forms compact, rounded mounds that tend to become loose and floppy once flowering has finished.

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Santolina virens Feature Summary

Attributes
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Flowers
Flower Description:
Button-shaped yellow heads in summer
Flower Color:
Gold/Yellow
Flower Size:
< 1 inch
Whole Plant Traits
Plant Type:
Shrub
Ground Cover
Habit/Form:
Rounded
Mounding
Cultural Conditions
Light:
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Soil Drainage:
Good Drainage
NC Region:
Coastal
Mountains
Piedmont
Leaves
Leaf Length:
1-3 inches
Stem

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Santolina virens Attributes

Santolina virens: Country Or Region Of Origin

Europe to Caucasus

Santolina virens: Life Cycle

Annual
Biennial
Bulb
Perennial
Woody

Santolina virens Flowers

Santolina virens: Flower Description

Button-shaped yellow heads in summer

Santolina virens: Flower Color

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Gold/Yellow

Santolina virens: Flower Bloom Time

Winter
Spring
Summer
Fall

Santolina virens: Flower Size

1-3 inches
3-6 inches
< 1 inch
> 6 inches

Santolina virens Whole Plant Traits

Santolina virens: Plant Type

Annual
Bulb
Carnivorous
Edible
Epiphyte
Fern
Ground Cover
Herb
Herbaceous Perennial
Houseplant
Mushroom
Native Plant
Ornamental Grasses and Sedges
Perennial
Poisonous
Rose
Shrub
Succulent
Tree
Turfgrass
Vegetable
Vine
Water Plant
Weed
Wildflower

Santolina virens: Habit/Form

Arching
Ascending
Broad
Cascading
Climbing
Clumping
Columnar
Conical
Creeping
Dense
Erect
Horizontal
Irregular
Mounding
Multi-stemmed
Multi-trunked
Open
Oval
Prostrate
Pyramidal
Rounded
Spreading
Vase
Weeping

Santolina virens: Growth Rate

Slow
Medium
Rapid

Santolina virens: Texture

Fine
Medium
Coarse

Santolina virens Cultural Conditions

Santolina virens: Light

Dappled Sunlight (Shade through upper canopy all day)
Deep shade (Less than 2 hours to no direct sunlight)
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)

Santolina virens: Soil Drainage

Frequent Standing Water
Good Drainage
Moist
Occasional Flooding
Occasionally Dry
Occasionally Wet
Very Dry

Santolina virens: NC Region

Coastal
Mountains
Piedmont

Santolina virens: USDA Plant Hardiness Zone

thermostat
6a
thermostat
6b
thermostat
7a
thermostat
7b
thermostat
8a
thermostat
8b
thermostat
9a
thermostat
9b

Santolina virens Leaves

Santolina virens: Leaf Color

spa
Green

Santolina virens: Leaf Arrangement

Alternate
Opposite
Other/more complex
Rosulate
Whorled

Santolina virens: Hairs Present

No
Yes

Santolina virens: Leaf Length

< 1 inch
1-3 inches
3-6 inches
> 6 inches

Santolina virens Stem

Santolina virens: Stem Is Aromatic

No
Yes