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santolina
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santolina [ˌsæntəˈliːnə]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any plant of the evergreen Mediterranean genus Santolina, esp S. chamaecyparissus, grown for its silvery-grey felted foliage: family Asteraceae (composites)
[New Latin, altered from santonica]
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Noun1.santolina - genus of Mediterranean subshrubs with rayless flower headsSantolina - genus of Mediterranean subshrubs with rayless flower heads
genus Santolina
asterid dicot genus - genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs
aster family, Asteraceae, Compositae, family Asteraceae, family Compositae - plants with heads composed of many florets: aster; daisy; dandelion; goldenrod; marigold; lettuces; ragweed; sunflower; thistle; zinnia
lavender cotton, Santolina chamaecyparissus - branching aromatic Mediterranean shrub with woolly stems and leaves and yellow flowers
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In effect, most lavenders, santolinas and curry plants thrive in sun-baked areas and will look better for it.
Go for wild best; Search for right plants to reclaim your garden by Chudziak, Bill / Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland)
Digitalis lutea sends up tall narrow spikes of pale yellow, beautiful with silvery santolinas.
Flowers Med in heaven; The warmer climate is turning more Scottish ... by Wheatcroft, Janet / Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
When pruning back low-growing, mounding or herbaceous shrubs such as the many flowering sages (salvias), dusty millers, lavender santolinas, helichrysums, thymes and marguerite daisies, the age of the plant will determine the amount of pruning that may safely be done.
GARDENING; USE CAUTION WHEN PRUNING THOSE WOODY SHRUBS by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
 
 
 
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