Statice 'Heavenly Blue'

Product: Statice 'Heavenly Blue'

Product type: SEED (50)

Botanical name: Limonium sinuatum

Syn.: Syn. Annual statice, Wavyleaf sea lavender

Syn. Annual statice, Wavyleaf sea lavender; Statice 'Heavenly Blue' is an annual cottage garden favourite with large, papery, sky blue 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.

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