Description
Tatarian statice, Limonium tataricum (syn. Goniolimon tataricum), of the plumbago family (Plumbaginaceae). In the wild, sea lavenders grow in the steppe and coastal regions of southern Europe, Asia and Africa; Limonium tataricum grows in the Caucasus, Bulgaria and North Africa. It is a perennial forming a rosette of large, entire leaves from which heavily branched panicles of flowers grow. The flowers are tiny and white. It is an excellent plant for perennial borders and, above all, as a cut flower to add to fresh and dried bouquets and wreaths.
Requirements
It grows well in light, free-draining, lime-rich soil.
Propagation
Sow in April–May under cover or in a seedbed. Plant out in the final position in August–September at 25 x 30 cm. It needs fertile, free-draining, lime-rich soil and a sunny position.