Statice 'Seeker Blue'
Statice 'Seeker Blue' is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
Statice 'Seeker Blue' is an improved annual form of this cottage garden favourite. The deep blue, tightly packed flower clusters are up to 7 cm across and produced on strong, slender stems. It is recommended for growers of cut flowers and is excellent as a dried flower. 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 'Seeker Blue'
Product type: SEED (30)
Botanical name: Limonium sinuatum
Syn.: Syn. Annual statice, Wavyleaf sea lavender
Syn. Annual statice, Wavyleaf sea lavender; Statice 'Seeker Blue' is an improved annual form of this cottage garden favourite. The deep blue, tightly packed flower clusters are up to 7cm across and produced on strong, slender stems. It is recommended for growers of cut flowers and is excellent as a dried flower. 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: 60 - 75cm 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
30 seeds per packet
Limonium sinuatum
Syn. Annual statice, Wavyleaf sea lavender
Annual flower; frost tender
Statice 'Seeker Blue'
Statice 'Seeker Blue' is an improved annual form of this cottage garden favourite. The deep blue, tightly packed flower clusters are up to 7 cm across and produced on strong, slender stems. It is recommended for growers of cut flowers and is excellent as a dried flower. 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.