Limonium bellidifolium ‘Caspia Sea Mist’ seeds – ( Statice, Sea lavender)

Description

 

This plant has lovely light airy  panicles of tiny blue flowers  surrounded by  more prominent white calices up to 90cm. It makes an excellent cut flower, as a light frothy filler for bouquets, but is a very good garden plant as well.  It flowers in its first year from seed, about 5 months from germination, and will eventually form a round green-grey  leaved clump.

 

Sowing advice for Limonium bellidifolium

Can be sown at any time, in seed trays or pots
Surface sow onto moist well-drained seed raising mix.  Cover very lightly with vermiculite or a light sprinkling of seed raising mix. Ideal temp. 18-24°C. Germination takes 7-14 days. Transplant seedlings when large enough to handle to 8cm pots and grow on in cooler conditions. Acclimatise and plant out once danger of frost has passed with 50cm spacing.