Life … Plants Vascular Plants Dicots Sunflowers, Bellflowers, Fanflowers, and Allies Sunflower Family Lavender-cottons Santolina chamaecyparissus Green Lavender-cotton species 52 observations Green Lavender-cotton Santolina virens Field notes Key traits Layer Ground covers Light Full sun Moisture Dry Well drained Soil Sand Clay Soil pH Alkaline Drought tolerant Yes Deer resistant Yes Resists Dry soil Poor soil Rabbits Habit Mounding Rounded Plant type Ground cover Shrub From NC State Extension. Close