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Limonium platyphyllum

broad-leaved statice

A perennial to 60cm tall, forming rosettes of large, broadly spoon-shaped, mid to dark green leaves, and bearing branched, wiry sprays of tiny flowers with silvery calyx-tubes and deep lavender-blue petals in late summer

Synonyms
Limonium latifolium
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Growing conditions
Colour & scent
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Spring
Summer
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Position
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Botanical details
Family
Plumbaginaceae
Native to GB / Ireland
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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 Asia

How to grow

Cultivation

Best grown in sandy soil but will tolerate any well-drained soil in full sun; useful for dry stony sites

Propagation

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

Suggested planting locations and garden types
Pruning

Cut back after flowering

Pests

Generally pest-free

Diseases

Generally disease-free

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