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LIMONIUM, MAIN BLUE Availability- Year Round
Shelf Life - 10-14 days
Colors: White, lavender, pink
Flowers are not fragrant and some species even have offensive odors.
Sold by bunches
Bunches usually will have 10 stms
Cases - See Farm Direct Section
Botanical Name :Limonium spp.
Common Name : Sea-lavender
Product Use : Cut Flower
Pronunciation : li-MON-ee-um
Family Roots : Member of the Plumbaginaceae (plumbago or leadwort family).
Native to Europe, Eastern Asia.
Relatives include Armeria, Ceratostigma and leadwort.
Personality : Have tiny flowers in much-branched, airy inflorescences.
Stems are branched, 24-36 inches long.
Plants are semi-woody perennials, classed as dicotyledons.
Care and Handling :Recut stems under water and place into a fresh flower food solution.
Leaf and stem yellowing, Botrytis infection (gray mold) are common problems. To reduce these problems, separate stems from bunches for air circulation whenever possible.
Storage Specifics : 36-38 F (3 days or less), 32-34 F (more than 3 days).
Tidbits : Scientific name is from the Greek word "leimon" (a meadow), referring to the plant's original habitat.
Hybrids between L. latifolium (sea lavender) and L. bellidifolium (caspia statice) include 'Saint Pierre', 'Beltlaard' and the 'Misty' series. They retain much of the airy nature of caspia statice.
Other new hybrids include 'Fantasia'.
Suitable for drying, tie several stems in a bunch and hang upside down until dried, lasts for years.
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