Who knows there's a yellow santolina? - Plants

Verdun

13/02/2013 at 21:54

I grow a beautiful santolina called Lemon Fizz. Glorious mound of yellow foliage. Anyone else grow it and what is the verdict on yellow foliage? I love variegated and yellow foliage but some just see chlorosis? I grow Lemon Fizz next to a dwarf berberis atropurpurea nana with blue linum perenne creating as much colour as any annuals would and for far longer!

Bunny ...

13/02/2013 at 22:23

Sounds nice do you have a picture ?

Verdun

13/02/2013 at 22:43

Will try and post asap

Bunny ...

14/02/2013 at 08:40

Great , I like yellows and blues together very calming. I doubt it the perenne would do any good here with my wet clay.

joslow

14/02/2013 at 12:25

Is it a pale delicate yellow or a an in your face colour?

Verdun

14/02/2013 at 15:44

Hiya joslow. Well I love it ...I guess it's butter yellow. Not too pale. The linum is bright blue, blows in wind and long flowering.

joslow

14/02/2013 at 21:14

Hiya Verdun that sounds lovely, did you buy it locally or mail order?

Bunny ...

14/02/2013 at 21:19

Sounds nice and subtle , did you get a picture Verdun ?

Verdun

14/02/2013 at 21:23

Mail order. Got a couple but a local nursery sold it too last year. Needs good drainage, possibly bit tender in very cold areas (but cuttings easy) and likes sunshine. Check it out online. Santolina lemon fizz.

Bunny ...

14/02/2013 at 21:26

Reminds me of coral looking online , doubt I would find it here.

joslow

14/02/2013 at 21:30

Thanks for the advice I am on clay so it may need to go into a pot.

Bunny ...

14/02/2013 at 21:36

I am on clay too joslow

Verdun

14/02/2013 at 21:54

It would look superb in a terracotta pot

joslow

14/02/2013 at 22:03

Too frosty in the south-east for terracotta.

I would like a pink one, have you seen one?

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