Tomentosa – Santolina chamaecyparissus

The following description concerns Santolina chamaecyparissus generally. Santolina chamaecyparissus is an aromatic shrub with densely hairy, finely divided grey foliage. Yellow button-like flower heads rise on long stalks above the leaves. The heads contain tubular florets rather than the broad outer rays of a daisy. Its woody habit and Asteraceae identity distinguish cotton lavender from true Lavandula species.