Statice (Limonium Sinuatum Apricot Beauty) - Growing Statice seeds can be very rewarding! This annual is a very useful drought tolerant plant both for the color display it brings during summer to the garden and for being an excellent cut flower. It reaches a height of nearly 32 inches and has a spread of about 12 inches. This variety produces flowers that are shades of apricot. Very lovely, and quite an addition for the cut flower arrangement.

Limonium Statice is a flower that can be dried. Statice flowers are considered to be everlasting and will retain their lovely colors for years. Statice is often used in dried floral arrangements and crafts.

How To Grow Statice From Seed: Sow Statice seeds indoors 6 - 8 weeks before frost season ends. Press the Limonium seeds into the soil and lightly sprinkle with peat moss. The flower seeds must be kept moist but not wet until germination occurs. Or, you can directly sow Statice flower seeds into prepared seed beds after all danger of frost has passed. Sow the seeds in groups of 3 - 4 spaced 16 - 20 inches apart. Thin to the strongest plant. Once established, Statice plants are fairly drought tolerant. They thrive in a hot, sunny location.

Statice (Limonium Sinuatum Blue River) - Blue Statice is easy-to-grow from Statice seeds, and it is very rewarding with brightly colored, flat flower clusters of deep blue. Limonium Statice blue offers quite a display of color for the middle of the sunny flower border. The Statice flowers have a papery texture and hold their color well for years after drying. Statice may also be used in arrangements as a fresh flower, and it is often seen in professional floral arrangements.

You get the best results when growing Statice in full sun and in well-drained soil. Statice plants will tolerate heat and drought as well as salt spray. Statice flowers attract the butterflies!

Sow Statice seeds indoors 6 - 8 weeks before frost season ends. Press the Limonium seeds into the soil and lightly sprinkle with peat moss. The flower seeds must be kept moist but not wet until germination occurs. Or, you can directly sow Statice flower seeds into prepared seed beds after all danger of frost has passed. Sow the seeds in groups of 3 - 4 spaced 16 - 20 inches apart. Thin to the strongest Statice seedling.

Delightful Garden Flower

How To Grow

If starting indoors, sow statice seeds 6-8 weeks before end of frost season. Press seeds into the soil of seed trays or packs and lightly sprinkle with peat moss. Statice seeds can also be sown directly outdoors: sow into prepared seedbeds after all danger of frost has passed. Sow seeds in groups of 3-4 spaced 16-20 inches apart. Keep seeds moist but not wet until germination, which occurs in 10-21 days. Thin seedlings to the strongest plant. Once established, these plants are fairly drought tolerant, and will thrive in a hot and sunny location.

• Soil: moist and loamy with pH 5.5-6.5
• Sowing rate: 3-4 seeds per plant
• Height: 30 inches

Plant Information

Statice is an annual plant that grows in USDA zones 3 through 10. It is commonly used as a cut flower, and works especially well in dried arrangements since these pure white flowers will retain their color for years when dried. These are deer-resistant plants that should be spaced 16-20 inches apart.

• Bloom color: white
• Bloom season: summer
• Environment: full sun

Statice (Limonium Sinuatum Iceberg) - Nothing is more rewarding for the gardener than cutting some of the beautiful flowers in the xeriscape garden and creating lovely floral arrangements for the indoors. White Limonium is the perfect flower for cutting, and gardeners love it because it grows so nicely from Statice seeds. Growing Limonium offers many rewards for the gardener and butterflies too! Limonium Statice is found naturally in arid and coastal areas, and it performs well in rock gardens and sunny borders. It is very useful for long-lasting cut flowers and dried arrangements. The white Statice flower will retain its color for years when dried.

Sow Statice seeds indoors 6 - 8 weeks before frost season ends. Press the White Limonium seeds into the soil and lightly sprinkle with peat moss. The flower seeds must be kept moist but not wet until germination occurs. Or, you can directly sow Statice flower seeds into prepared seed beds after all danger of frost has passed. Sow the seeds in groups of 3 - 4 spaced 16 - 20 inches apart. Thin to the strongest Statice seedling. Once established, white Statice plants are fairly drought tolerant. They thrive in a hot, sunny location.

Statice Seeds | Purple

How to Grow

Sow Statice seeds indoors 6 - 8 weeks before frost season ends. Press the Statice flower seeds into the soil and lightly sprinkle with peat moss. The seeds must be kept moist but not wet until germination occurs. Or, you can directly sow purple Statice seeds into prepared seed beds after all danger of frost has passed. Sow the flower seeds in groups of 3 - 4 spaced 16 - 20 inches apart. Thin to the strongest Statice seedling.

• Sowing Rate: 3 - 4 seeds per plant
• Depth: Cover seed lightly with peat moss

Flower Specifications

• Average Germ Time: 10 - 21 days
• Moisture: Keep slightly moist but not wet until germination
• Height: 32 inches
• USDA Zones: 3 - 10
• Season: Annual

Statice (Limonium Sinuatum Purple Attraction) - Commonly known as Statice, this annual features dense sprays of small, papery blooms on stiff stems. The plants establish easily from Statice seeds, and once they are blooming, they put on a lovely show that both the gardener and the butterflies will enjoy. Purple Statice is a very popular cut flower for both fresh and dried uses.

Purple Limonium flowers prefer to be grown in full sun locations and in well-drained soils. These plants do not tolerate soggy conditions, and they do not like to be disturbed once they are established. Statice plants are fairly drought and salt tolerant.

How To Grow Statice From Seed: Sow Statice seeds indoors 6 - 8 weeks before frost season ends. Press the Statice flower seeds into the soil and lightly sprinkle with peat moss. The seeds must be kept moist but not wet until germination occurs. Or, you can directly sow purple Statice seeds into prepared seed beds after all danger of frost has passed. Sow the flower seeds in groups of 3 - 4 spaced 16 - 20 inches apart. Thin to the strongest Statice seedling.