What is Limonium sinuatum used for?
Well known for its hardiness, LIMONIUM SINUATUM thrives on neglect needing dry soil and little water to flourish. An astringent LIMONIUM SINUATUM has been used historically to sooth ailments from DIARRHOEA to VOMITING, ULCERATIONS to PROLAPSE. When planting into the garden, choose a position in full sun. Limonium prefers a sandy or stony, well drained soil. It flourishes in in gravel gardens and coastal locations but is just as happy in a free draining garden border. This perennial is fully hardy and does not require winter protection.While there are both annual and perennial types of limonium, it’s the annual Limonium sinuatum that is mostly grown as a cut flower and is easy to raise from seed.Grow Limonium sinuatum in moist but well-drained soil in full sun. Once established it’s fairly drought-tolerant, but thrives equally well in better conditions.
Is Limonium easy to grow?
While there are both annual and perennial types of limonium, it’s the annual Limonium sinuatum that is mostly grown as a cut flower and is easy to raise from seed. Limonium is a genus of about 600 flowering plant species. Members are also known as sea-lavender, statice, caspia or marsh-rosemary. Despite their common names, species are not related to the lavenders or to rosemary. They are instead in Plumbaginaceae, the plumbago or leadwort family.The plant is used to symbolize feelings of sympathy and remembrance. It’s the perfect expression of “I miss you” in the language of flowers. Some species of Limonium have an unpleasant smell! Many describe it as a very distinct, musky scent.