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Limonium

Phonetic Spelling
lih-MOH-nee-um
Description

This is a genus of 120 flowering plant species know as known as sea-lavender, statice, caspia or marsh-rosemary and are in the plumbago or leadwort family. Thay can be found through North America, Europe, Asia and Africa.

L. carolinianum or Carolina Sea lavender is native to the coastal eastern USA.

 

See this plant in the following landscape:
Cultivars / Varieties:
L. carolinianum, L. latifolium, L. sinuatum
Tags:
#full sun tolerant#white flowers#pink flowers#salt tolerant#NC native#well-drained soil#summer flowers#NC Native Pollinator Plant#coastal plant#perennial
 
Cultivars / Varieties:
L. carolinianum, L. latifolium, L. sinuatum
Tags:
#full sun tolerant#white flowers#pink flowers#salt tolerant#NC native#well-drained soil#summer flowers#NC Native Pollinator Plant#coastal plant#perennial
  • Attributes:
    Genus:
    Limonium
    Family:
    Plumbaginaceae
    Life Cycle:
    Annual
    Perennial
    Recommended Propagation Strategy:
    Seed
    Country Or Region Of Origin:
    North America, Asia, Europe, Africa, Australia
  • Whole Plant Traits:
    Plant Type:
    Annual
    Herbaceous Perennial
    Native Plant
  • Cultural Conditions:
    Light:
    Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
    Soil pH:
    Acid (<6.0)
    Soil Drainage:
    Good Drainage
    NC Region:
    Coastal
    Mountains
    Piedmont
    USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
    4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b
  • Flowers:
    Flower Color:
    Blue
    Gold/Yellow
    Pink
    Purple/Lavender
    Red/Burgundy
    White
    Flower Inflorescence:
    Panicle
    Flower Value To Gardener:
    Showy
    Flower Bloom Time:
    Summer
  • Leaves:
    Hairs Present:
    No
  • Stem:
    Stem Is Aromatic:
    No
  • Landscape:
    Landscape Location:
    Coastal
    Landscape Theme:
    Butterfly Garden
    Native Garden
    Rock Garden
    Resistance To Challenges:
    Salt