Is Lavender-Cotton deer resistant?
Santolina chamaecyparissus
About Lavender-Cotton
Silver filigree foliage and hard yellow buttons. Cut it back hard every spring without fail, because once it goes woody it will not break from old wood.
Soil and care
- Soil pH
- 6 to 7.5
- Drainage
- Sharp, gritty. Will rot in wet soil
- Water
- Low
- Spacing
- 18 to 24 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Maintenance
- Moderate
Similar to Lavender-Cotton
Other perennials with the same deer rating.
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- Bearded IrisIris germanicaZones 3–9Rarely damaged
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- Bleeding HeartLamprocapnos spectabilisZones 3–9Rarely damaged
- Butter and EggsLinaria vulgarisZones 3–9Rarely damaged
Where Lavender-Cotton grows
Hardy across most of these 46 states on zone range alone. Mountain and coastal areas sit outside the ranges used here, so check your own zone before ordering.
- Pennsylvania
- New Jersey
- New York
- Connecticut
- Massachusetts
- Virginia
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Ohio
- Indiana
- Illinois
- Missouri
- North Carolina
- Tennessee
- Georgia
- Texas
- Colorado
- California
- Oregon
- Washington
- New Hampshire
- Maine
- Rhode Island
- Delaware
- West Virginia
- Kentucky
- South Carolina
- Florida
- Alabama
- Mississippi
- Louisiana
- Arkansas
- Oklahoma
- Kansas
- Nebraska
- Iowa
- Montana
- Wyoming
- Idaho
- Utah
- Nevada
- Arizona
- New Mexico
- Alaska
- District of Columbia
- Hawaii
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Hardy in these zones
Common questions about Lavender-Cotton
- Is Lavender-Cotton deer resistant?
- Lavender-Cotton (Santolina chamaecyparissus) is rated Rarely Damaged on the Rutgers NJAES four-tier scale. Deer almost always leave this alone.
- What hardiness zones does Lavender-Cotton grow in?
- Lavender-Cotton is hardy in USDA zones 6 to 9. Outside that range it will either not survive winter or will struggle with summer heat.
- Does Lavender-Cotton grow in shade?
- No. Lavender-Cotton wants full sun and will grow thin and flop in shade.
- How big does Lavender-Cotton get?
- Mature height is roughly 12–24 in. Growth rate is moderate.