50 Pcs Blue River Statice Flower Seeds-Beautiful and Exotic Annual!  LIMONIUM SINUATUM- / FL372

 Blue Statice is a beautiful and exotic annual that is very easy to grow and it is quite 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.

Flower Specifications

Season: Annual

USDA Zones: 3 - 10

Height: 24 inches

Bloom Season: Summer

Bloom Color: Blue

Environment: Full sun

Soil Type: Moist, well-drained, loamy, pH 5.5 - 6.5

Deer Resistant: Yes

 

Planting Directions

Temperature: 68 - 75 F (20-23 C)

Average Germ Time: 10 - 21 days

Light Required: Yes

Depth: Cover seed lightly with peat moss

Sowing Rate: 3 - 4 seeds per plant

Moisture: Keep slightly moist but not wet until germination

Plant Spacing: 16 - 20 inches