Statice 'Forever Blue'
Statice 'Forever Blue' is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
Statice 'Forever Blue' is an annual cottage garden favourite with large, papery, deep blue, tightly packed flower clusters produced on strong, slender stems to 65 cm tall. It is used both as a cut flower and as a dried flower. In the garden the flowers are attractive to butterflies. It prefers a well-drained loamy soil in a sunny position and is drought and salt tolerant. Seeds germinate best at 21°C; sow early spring in temperate areas; late spring in very cool areas; March to April in subtropical areas. It may self-sow if not dead-headed regularly to encourage blooming. Days to bloom: 110 - 120 days.
Product: Statice 'Forever Blue'
Product type: SEED (50)
Botanical name: Limonium sinuatum
Syn.: Syn. Annual statice, Wavyleaf sea lavender
Syn. Annual statice, Wavyleaf sea lavender; Statice 'Forever Blue' is an annual cottage garden favourite with large, papery, deep blue, tightly packed flower clusters produced on strong, slender stems to 65cm tall. It is used both as a cut flower and a dried flower. In the garden the flowers are attractive to butterflies. It may self-sow if not dead-headed regularly to encourage blooming. Statice are hardy and low maintenance, drought and salt tolerant.
Plant type: Annual flower; frost tender
Plant height: 65cm tall
Sow when: Germinate best at 21°C soil temp.
Temperate: Early spring; late spring in cold areas
Subtropical: March to April
Tropical: Unlikely to do well
Germination: 5 - 14 days
Depth: 3 mm deep, requires light to germinate
Position: Full sun
Sow where: Sow into seedling trays for later transplanting
Soil type: Prefers a rich, fertile well-drained soil
Flowering: 110 - 120 days; to dry, gather them in small bunches and hang upside down in a well-ventilated room or on a verandah away from direct sunlight
*Good for bees
50 seeds per packet
Limonium sinuatum
Syn. Annual statice, Wavyleaf sea lavender
Annual flower; frost tender
Statice 'Forever Blue'
Statice 'Forever Blue' is an annual cottage garden favourite with large, papery, deep blue, tightly packed flower clusters produced on strong, slender stems to 65 cm tall. It is used both as a cut flower and as a dried flower. In the garden the flowers are attractive to butterflies. It prefers a well-drained loamy soil in a sunny position and is drought and salt tolerant. Seeds germinate best at 21°C; sow early spring in temperate areas; late spring in very cool areas; March to April in subtropical areas. It may self-sow if not dead-headed regularly to encourage blooming. Days to bloom: 110 - 120 days.