Sea lavender Pacific Mix Seeds - Limonium sinuatum

Limonium sinuatum Pacific Mix, also called sea lavender Pacific Mix, is a tender, bushy perennial of Mediterranean origin, that is grown as an annual. All summer long, it displays swarms of tiny papery flowers in a variety of bright shades. They are beautiful in beds and rock gardens and are a precious asset for fresh or dried flower bouquets since their colours don't fade for a long time. Grow in the sun in well-drained, light soil that doesn't dry out too much during the summer.

Limonium sinuatum or Statice sinuata, commonly known as Sea lavender, is a Mediterranean herbaceous plant of the family Plumbaginaceae. This bushy plant has an erect and somewhat stiff-looking growth habit. It forms clumps that reach 80 cm in height and 30 cm in diameter when in bloom. It develops a dense basal rosette composed of very wavy, lanceolate, deciduous, oblong, green leaves. From July to September, winged, branched flower stems appear, covered with a few small leaves, and whose tips bear 8 to 10 cm clusters of tiny flowers surrounded by brightly coloured, papery bracts., The flower itself is much more discreet and is almost invisible. They come in almost all the brightest shades of the rainbow, except red. The bloom is nectar-rich. The fruit is a capsule containing a single seed. This plant self-seeds easily in light soil.

Sea lavender is probably one of the easiest flowers to dry; simply cut the longest flower stems and place them upside down in a cool, dry and ventilated place. Their colours don't fade for a long time, becoming only slightly paler with time. Plants in the 'Pacific' mix can also be used to bring a lighter touch to flowerbeds and rock gardens, next to bolder blooms. They can be combined with yarrow and Russian sage which also have a very airy look about them and are just as frugal.