Limonium perezii Indie seeds - Perez's Sea Lavender

Limonium perezii 'Indie' is a statice native to the Canary Islands with limited hardiness, but excellent heat and drought resistance. This charming plant, often grown as an annual, offers a beautiful and long-lasting flowering period with airy panicles. Its vivid violet-blue flowers with papery calyces last exceptionally well in dried bouquets. Use it to lighten up your border plantings and add a Mediterranean touch to your container arrangements.

Limonium perezii 'Indie' belongs to the Plumbaginaceae family. It is commonly called statice, sea lavender or marsh rosemary. Native to the Canary Islands, particularly Tenerife, the wild species is endemic to coastal areas exposed to wind and salt spray. It has become naturalised in regions with similar climates, such as certain coastal areas of California. It is a perennial plant, but due to its sensitivity to frost (-5°C), it is grown as an annual in regions with cold winters.
The cultivar 'Indie' is a specific horticultural selection, resulting from breeding work by the company Benary, which improved the wild species to obtain more compact and colourful inflorescences and good disease resistance. This plant has a rounded, clump-forming habit. It reaches a height of 55-60 cm and a spread of 35 cm. In pots, its dimensions may be slightly reduced, depending on the container size. The foliage consists of leathery, ovate to rounded, fairly dark green basal leaves measuring up to 30 cm long, arranged in a rosette. The sturdy, upright flowering stems rise above the foliage.

Flowering begins 12 to 16 weeks after sowing. It extends from March-April to September-October, depending on the sowing date and the cultivation method (in a greenhouse or outdoors). The small flowers (approximately 4 to 6 mm in diameter) feature calyces with a papery texture in a strong lavender colour and white corollas. These flowers, grouped into branched panicles, are particularly prized for dried bouquets due to their colour retention. This flowering attracts numerous pollinators. The fruits are small, one-seeded capsules, partially enclosed by the persistent calyx. The root system takes the form of a woody rhizome; it gives the plant some drought resistance, but makes the transplanting operation a little delicate. The foliage is evergreen in mild climates, but may become deciduous in case of frost.

Statice perezii 'Indie' will brighten up rockeries, flower beds, borders and patio containers. Its airy lavender-blue inflorescences form a beautiful combination with airy and colourful Verbena bonariensis ‘Lollipop’, pink-plumed Muhlenbergia capillaris, or late-flowering Sedum spectabile ‘Brilliant’, to create a dynamic contrast. In containers, you can pair them with hardy Mediterranean plants like Santolina chamaecyparissus or Convolvulus cneorum, to create long-lasting scenes, even under a scorching sun.