santolina

/ ˌsæntəˈliːnə /

noun

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

Lavender cotton is a species of the genus Santolina, small, yellow-flowered, evergreen undershrubs of the Composite order.

Where required as a stomach tonic, santolina should be infused with boiling water, as tea is.

They use-for an edging to the borders of their gardens, the santolina, which they call garderobe.

April 20, 2024flabbergast

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