About
A semi-evergreen perennial with a basal rosette of green foliage and upright, wiry stems with sprays of small lilac-purple long-lasting flowers in the summer, which are very attractive to pollinators. A good variety for both fresh and dried flower . In colder regions it may lose all of it's leaves during the winter, but will produce fresh green foliage in the spring.
About the genus
Limonium can be annuals, deciduous or evergreen perennials with simple or pinnately lobed leaves and showy panicles of small flowers with long-lasting coloured tubular calyces and insignificant, ephemeral petals
Growing conditions
SunlightFull sun
Soil typeChalk, Loam, Sand
Soil pHAcid, Alkaline, Neutral
Soil moistureWell-drained
AspectSouth-facing
ExposureExposed, Sheltered
UK hardinessH5
Plant details
Plant typeHerbaceous Perennial, Alpine Rockery
HabitClump forming
FoliageSemi evergreen
Height0.1-0.5 metres
Spread0.1-0.5 metres
Time to full height2-5 years
Suggested usesCity and courtyard gardens, Cottage and informal garden, Gravel garden, Patio and container plants, Rock garden, Coastal
Care notes
CultivationBest grown in sandy soil but will tolerate any well-drained soil in full sun; needs protection from winter wet so good in a container or alpine house. Apply a generous layer of mulch around the crown in autumn and avoid over-watering in winter
PruningCut back after flowering
PropagationPropagate by seed sown in pots outdoors in spring or by division in spring
Pest resistanceGenerally pest-free
Disease resistanceGenerally disease-free