marsh-rosemary. Limonium
Other Common Name(s):
- Phonetic Spelling
- lih-MOH-nee-um
- Description
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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
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- Cultivars / Varieties:
- L. carolinianum, L. latifolium, L. sinuatum
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Limonium
- Family:
- Plumbaginaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Annual
- Perennial
- Recommended Propagation Strategy:
- Seed
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- North America, Asia, Europe, Africa, Australia
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Annual
- Herbaceous Perennial
- Native Plant
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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
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Blue
- Gold/Yellow
- Pink
- Purple/Lavender
- Red/Burgundy
- White
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Panicle
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Showy
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Summer
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Leaves:
- Hairs Present:
- No
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Coastal
- Landscape Theme:
- Butterfly Garden
- Native Garden
- Rock Garden
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Salt
