Chiba University Matsudo/Kashiwa Campus Plant Database

Details of genus: Santolina [1249]

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Family: Asteraceae

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description_en: Genus of 18 species of evergreen shrubs occurring in dry, rocky habitats in the Mediterranean. They have alternate, entire, pinnatisect, or pinnate, aromatic leaves, and tiny flowers borne in long-stemmed, dense, button-like heads, surrounded by several rows of involucral bracts. Each individual floret is tubular, usually hermaphrodite, and yellow or white; there are no ray-florets. They are grown mainly for their ornamental and aromatic foliage, and are suitable for a mixed or shrub border or a rock garden; they may also be used for ground cover, edging, or as low hedges.

hardiness_en: Frost hardy.

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propagation_en: Sow seed in containers in a cold frame in autumn or spring. Root semi-ripe cuttings with bottom heat in late summer.

pests_en: Trouble free.

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comment_ja: ワタスギギク

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Update Information: Created: 2007-12-06 12:51; Updated: 2020-09-04 03:56

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