Santolina chamaecyparissus, Cotton Lavender - Seeds - plants - dried herbs

Common names: Cotton Lavender, Gray Santolina, Lavender Cotton

Botanical name & synonyms: Santolina chamaecyparissus, Abrotanum foemina, Santolina marchii, Santolina pectinata, Santolina pinnata, Santolina ericoides, Santolina incana

Family: Sunflower family (Asteraceae)

• native to Mediterranean region
  

• evergreen shrub
  

• 20 to 70cm
  

• flower VII to VIII
  

• plant community: rock garden, stonewalls, ruderal
  

• medicinal plant
  

• weight of 1 000 seeds = 0,27 gram