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Alpine RockeryHerbaceous Perennial

Limonium bellidifolium

matted sea lavender

A compact, evergreen, woody-based perennial to 15cm with rosettes of spoon-shaped, dark green leaves. Open sprays of tiny, pale purple flowers with white, papery calyces are produced on wiry, branched stems in early summer

Synonyms

Statice bellidifolia

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Ultimate height

0.1–0.5 metres

Time to ultimate height

2–5 years

Ultimate spread

0.1–0.5 metres

Chalk

Loam

Sand

Moisture

Well–drained

pH

Acid, Alkaline, Neutral

	Stem	Flower	Foliage	Fruit
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter

Full sun

Aspect

South–facing

Exposure

Exposed or Sheltered

Hardiness
Hardiness ratings
All ratings refer to the UK growing conditions unless otherwise stated. Minimum temperature ranges (in degrees C) are shown in brackets
H1a: under glass all year (>15C)
H1b: can be grown outside in the summer (10 - 15)
H1c: can be grown outside in the summer (5 - 10)
H2: tolerant of low temperatures, but not surviving being frozen (1 to 5)
H3: hardy in coastal and relatively mild parts of the UK (-5 to 1)
H4: hardy through most of the UK (-10 to -5)
H5: hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters (-15 to -10)
H6: hardy in all of UK and northern Europe (-20 to -15)
H7: hardy in the severest European continental climates (< -20)

Botanical details

Family: Plumbaginaceae
Native to GB / Ireland: Yes
Foliage: Evergreen
Habit: Clump forming
Genus: Limonium can be annuals, deciduous or evergreen perennials with simple or pinnately lobed leaves and showy panicles of small flowers with long-lasting coloured tubular calyces and insignificant, ephemeral petals
Name status: Correct
Plant range: Europe to Med.

How to grow

Cultivation

Best grown in sandy soil but will tolerate any well-drained soil in full sun; needs protection from winter wet so good in a container or alpine house

Propagation

Propagate by seed sown in pots outdoors in spring or by division in spring

Suggested planting locations and garden types

Gravel garden
Patio and container plants
Coastal
Rock garden

Pruning

Cut back after flowering

Pests

Generally pest-free

Diseases

Generally disease-free

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