German Statice (Limonium tataricum) seeds
- Contents: Approx. 50 seeds
- Open-pollinated variety, seed tested regularly
Regular price:
€2.79
Product number: LIM03 GTIN: 4251420517982
Description
German Statice is a carefree, perennial shrub and wildflower for dry locations with full sun in the garden. It's also known as sea lavender or marsh rosemary. From July, it forms its many, small, first pink and then white faded blossoms, which are arranged lushly in racemose corymbs and lure many useful insects with their nectar.
As wildflowers, you can find it in steppes, dry grassland, as well as on stony slopes in North Africa and Central, East, and South Europe, as well as Southern Russia. Statice, therefore, also rather prefers a dry, permeable, unnutritious, and rather sandy soil in the garden. Like this, it fits very well into the stone garden, the prairie and steppe garden as well as flower beds of near-natural gardens. As a pot plant, it also cuts a fine figure.
The inflorescences of German Statice are lesser-known from shrub beds than from fresh flower bouquets and dried flower arrangements. Indeed, it's an excellent cut and dried flower. In case you'd like to harvest the inflorescences for drying, this should only happen after the blossoms have blossomed fully. Tied up upside down on a dry, cool, and dark spot, you'll receive the best results.
As wildflowers, you can find it in steppes, dry grassland, as well as on stony slopes in North Africa and Central, East, and South Europe, as well as Southern Russia. Statice, therefore, also rather prefers a dry, permeable, unnutritious, and rather sandy soil in the garden. Like this, it fits very well into the stone garden, the prairie and steppe garden as well as flower beds of near-natural gardens. As a pot plant, it also cuts a fine figure.
The inflorescences of German Statice are lesser-known from shrub beds than from fresh flower bouquets and dried flower arrangements. Indeed, it's an excellent cut and dried flower. In case you'd like to harvest the inflorescences for drying, this should only happen after the blossoms have blossomed fully. Tied up upside down on a dry, cool, and dark spot, you'll receive the best results.
Plant profile
| Plant type | Herbaceous plant, Wildflower |
|---|---|
| Use | Container plant, Cut flower, Dried flower, Good insect food plant, Ornamental plant |
| Lifecycle | Perennial |
| Species | Plumbaginaceae |
| Seed propagation | Conventional production |
| Region of origin | Central Europe, Eastern Europe, North Africa, Russia, Southern Europe |
| Characteristics | Food for bees, Needs light to germinate |
| Eventual height | 20-60 cm |
| Flower colour | White |
| Flowering months | August, July, September |
| Winter hardiness zones | 4 (-34 bis -30 °C) |
Growing instructions
| When to sow outdoors | April, June, May |
|---|---|
| Sowing depth | 0 cm |
| Germination temperature | 15-20°C |
| Germination time | 2-3 weeks |
| Climate | Dry, Temperate |
| Soil type | Dry, Free-draining, Sandy |
| Sunlight | Full sun |
| Water requirement | Low |
| Nutrient requirements | Light feeder |
| Planting distance | 40 cm |
Sowing and care
Easy to care perennial for dry, sunny locations. Pre-cultivation indoors from mid-March or direct sowing outdoors from mid-April. Needs light to germinate: Sprinkle the fine seeds on the soil and press down lightly. Then keep moist until germination. The young plants can be planted outdoors from mid-May.
The shrub should be parted every 2-3 years to maintain floridity. We recommend pruning not earlier than in spring as the dried plant also looks very decorative in the flower bed in winter.
The shrub should be parted every 2-3 years to maintain floridity. We recommend pruning not earlier than in spring as the dried plant also looks very decorative in the flower bed in winter.
Other names
Botanical name: Limonium tataricum, Goniolimon tataricum
German: Strandflieder, Statice, Tatarenschleier, Blauschleier
English: German Statice, Tatarian Sea-Lavender, Tatarian Statice
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