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Get it between 2025-01-07 to 2025-01-14. Additional 3 business days for provincial shipping.
Hardiness zone.3-9
Grow.Sow seeds in cell packs or flats, press into soil and lightly cover. Kept at 70-75° F. germination is in 8-21 days. Can direct sow into prepared seed beds after all danger of frost, in groups of 3-4 seeds spaced 18-24 in.
Smell.Due to its funky, musty odor, you won’t want to bury your nose in a statice bouquet, but you will find the rugged plants a pleasing addition to rock gardens or seaside landscapes.
Sun.Full sun exposure is an important growing requirement, for without adequate light, the plants flop over.
Self-seeding.Grow from seed and enjoy growing with your family.
Statice flowers are vivid Mediterranean imports that have found favor with florists, crafters, and home gardeners alike who appreciate the showy, long-lasting bracts. You won’t find statice plants in many nurseries, but the seeds are cheap and sprout readily even for those with brownish thumbs. Due to its funky, musty odor, you won’t want to bury your nose in a statice bouquet, but you will find the rugged plants a pleasing addition to rock gardens or seaside landscapes. The other common names of sea foam, sea lavender, and marsh rosemary are a clue to the tough nature of the genus Limonium, and the fact that it thrives in coastal gardens, shrugging off salty soil and sea spray. Statice plants grow 15 to 30 inches tall in all zones as a warm-weather annual. Full sun exposure is an important growing requirement, for without adequate light, the plants flop over. Statice plants come in a palette of springtime colors including rose, white, pink, yellow, peach, and violet shades. The petite stiff flowers are bracts, and the true flowers are hiding inside. The foliage of statice resembles that of a dandelion in size and habit, ranging from lance-shaped to slightly lobed rosettes.