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Plumbaginaceae
Sea Lavender
Limonium latifolium
Remembrance, lasting love, sympathy.
- Family
- Plumbaginaceae
- Genus
- Limonium
- Native to
- Eastern Europe, western Asia
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Type
- Herbaceous perennial
- Height
- 45–75 cm
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Soil
- Sandy, sharply drained, salt-tolerant
- Water
- Low
- Hardiness
- 4–9
- Lifespan
- Long-lived perennial
Did you know
- Despite the name, sea lavender isn't related to true lavender — it's actually in the same family as plumbago and sea thrift.
- It's also called 'statice' and is one of the most popular flowers for dried arrangements because it holds its color and shape almost forever.
- The airy clouds of tiny flowers create a hazy, mist-like effect when in full bloom and look spectacular in mass plantings.
- Sea lavender is incredibly tolerant of salt spray and grows wild on sea cliffs, salt marshes, and beach dunes around the world.
- Each tiny flower has a papery purple calyx around a smaller white petal — and even after the white petal falls, the calyx persists, which is why dried statice keeps its color so long.
Color meanings
Purple
Eternal memory