Wild and woolly
Sun-loving woolly leaved plants provide fantastic foliage and often beautiful flowers
OMENTOSE is the word used by botanists to describe plants with woolly leaves; tomentosum and lanuginosum are two of the Latin prefixes that most commonly apply to them. These plants are largely of Mediterranean origin and their felted leaves act as a protection against sun and drought in their natural habitats. In general, the felting or ‘wool’ consists of numerous fine silky hairs that reduce moisture loss from the leaves and in
