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Products > Santolina neapolitana 'Lemon Queen'
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Category: Shrub |
Family: Asteraceae (Sunflowers) |
Origin: Mediterranean (Europe) |
Evergreen: Yes |
Flower Color: Cream |
Bloomtime: Spring |
Synonyms: [S. pinnata neapolitana 'Lemon Queen'] |
Height: 1-2 feet |
Width: 2-3 feet |
Exposure: Full Sun |
Summer Dry: Yes |
Irrigation (H2O Info): Low Water Needs |
Winter Hardiness: < 0 °F |
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Santolina neapolitana 'Lemon Queen' (Lemon Queen Lavender Cotton) - A beautiful evergreen small shrub that grows 2 feet tall and 2-3 feet wide with aromatic grayish-green foliage. The clusters of soft yellow flowers in the spring look like little pale yellow cotton balls dancing above the foliage.
Plant in full sun in a well-drained soil and water sparingly. Hardy to 0 °F or below and tolerating alkaline soil. Looks best if trimmed back lightly after flowering. The name for the Genus comes from the Latin phrase 'sanctum linum' which means "holy flax", a name applied to one of the green species of Santolina for its medicinal qualities and the specific epithet means "from Naples". This plant and the cultivar 'Edward Bowles' are often listed as a cultivars of Santolina pinnata subsp. neapolitana but the currently correct specific name for them is Santolina neapolitana. We have grown this great plant since 1994 and also grow Green Santolina, Santolina rosmarinifolia and the gray Lavender Cotton, Santolina chamaecyparissus.
The information about Santolina neapolitana 'Lemon Queen' that is displayed on this web page is based on research conducted in our nursery's horticultural library and from reliable online resources. We will also include observations made about this plant as it grows in our nursery gardens and other gardens that we have visited, as well how the crops have performed in containers in our nursery field. We also incorporate comments that we receive from others and welcome hearing from anyone with additional information, particularly if they share cultural information that aids others growing this plant.
Please note that after 46 years in business, San Marcos Growers will be discontinuing nursery operations by the end of 2025 and the property will be developed for affordable housing.
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