Limonium sinuatum 'Pacific Mix'
Sea Lavender 'Pacific Mix'
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.Statice Limonium 'Pacific Mix' is grear for dried displays. It is tolerant of a wide range of conditions, including drought, and bears abundant blooms in a variety of colours over a long period, and which dry beautifully to give a very long-lasting display.
Contributed by @ericplummer
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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 'Pacific Mix'
Latin name
Limonium sinuatum 'Pacific Mix'
type
Perennial
family
Plumbaginaceae
ph
5.0 - 7.5 Acid - Neutral
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
full grown dimensions
Limonium sinuatum 'Pacific Mix'
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.Statice Limonium 'Pacific Mix' is grear for dried displays. It is tolerant of a wide range of conditions, including drought, and bears abundant blooms in a variety of colours over a long period, and which dry beautifully to give a very long-lasting display.
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.