Limonium sinuatum 'Blue Sky'
Sea Lavender 'Blue Sky'
Sea-lavenders normally grow as herbaceous perennial plants, growing 70 cm tall from a rhizome. They are cultivated in gardens for their flowers and for the appearance of the calyx, which remains on the plant after the true flowers have fallen, and are known as "everlasting flowers". Limonium peregrinum is the largest and most showy of the sea lavenders. The flower petals are magenta with the calyx (outer envelope of the flower) dull pink and paper-like when dry. They remain present for a long time. 'Blue Sky' is a very useful plant both for the abundance of colour it brings during summer to the border and, being amongst the most popular of everlasting flowers, for providing dried flowers for winter decoration. An easily grown half-hardy annual, they are also good for growing in pots for flowering under glass. Great for cut flowers too
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Full sun
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Very little water
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Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Light and free draining
Common name
Sea Lavender 'Blue Sky'
Latin name
Limonium sinuatum 'Blue Sky'
type
Perennial
family
Plumbaginaceae
ph
5.0 - 7.5 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun
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Frost
Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Soil
Light and free draining
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Water
Very little water
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
full grown dimensions
0.45 M
0.50 M
Limonium sinuatum 'Blue Sky'
Sea-lavenders normally grow as herbaceous perennial plants, growing 70 cm tall from a rhizome. They are cultivated in gardens for their flowers and for the appearance of the calyx, which remains on the plant after the true flowers have fallen, and are known as "everlasting flowers". Limonium peregrinum is the largest and most showy of the sea lavenders. The flower petals are magenta with the calyx (outer envelope of the flower) dull pink and paper-like when dry. They remain present for a long time. 'Blue Sky' is a very useful plant both for the abundance of colour it brings during summer to the border and, being amongst the most popular of everlasting flowers, for providing dried flowers for winter decoration. An easily grown half-hardy annual, they are also good for growing in pots for flowering under glass. Great for cut flowers too
Planting young plants
From Early Spring TO Early Spring
Plant Limonium in full sun in a south-facing position. They’re not fussy plants and will tolerate both acid and alkaline soils, although they do prefer a sandy soil. They will also do well planted against a south facing wall.
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