Limonium latifolium
Sea Lavender
Please register or login to build your personal plant list.Sea Lavender’s loose and airy, blue-violet flowers resemble Baby’s Breath and bloom July-August. The flowers appear in clumping masses...
Description:
Sea Lavender’s loose and airy, blue-violet flowers resemble Baby’s Breath and bloom July-August. The flowers appear in clumping masses on wiry, nearly leafless stems. Use Sea Lavender in your perennial border, rock garden, seaside garden, or as fresh-cut or dried flowers in bouquets.
Plant Details:
Other Scientific Names: Limonium platypholium
Other Common Names: Statice, Wideleaf Sea-Lavender
Plant Type: Flower, Perennial
New Jersey Native: No
Bloom Times: Summer
Bloom Colors: Blue, Purple
Deer Resistance: High
Attracts Pollinators and Wildlife: Bees and Other Pollinators, Butterflies
Salt Tolerance: Medium
Hardiness Zone: 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b
Physiographic Region: Piedmont - P, Coastal Plain - CP
Grows in Special Ecoregions: Barrier Island/Coastal
Soil Characteristics
Soil Type: Loam, Organic, Sandy, Clay
Soil Moisture: Dry
Soil pH: Slightly Acidic, Neutral, Slightly Alkaline
Light Needs of Plant
Optimal Light: Full Sun
Light Range: Full Sun
Water Needs of Plant
Soil Moisture: Dry
Drought Tolerance: Medium
Size and Growth Rate
Height: 2 - 2.5 ft
Spread: 2 - 2.5 ft
Growth Rate: Medium