Sea Lavender
Sea lavender is a perennial flower that produces slender branched stalks of many tiny lavender flowers in mid-summer. The broad, leathery, dark green leaves grow as a low, sprawling rosette.
Sea Lavender
Sea lavender is a perennial flower that produces slender branched stalks of many tiny lavender flowers in mid-summer. The broad, leathery, dark green leaves grow as a low, sprawling rosette.
Plant details
Botanic Name
Limonium latifolium
Pronunciation
lim-OH-nee-um lat-ih-FOH-lee-um
Mature Height
18 to 24 in.
Mature Spread
12 to 18 in.
Water usage
One Droplet: Water twice per month or less, once established.
Two Droplets: Water about once per week, once established.
Three Droplets: Water about twice per week, once established.
Flower Color
purple-blue
Bloom time
July through August
Colorado Native
No
Natural Habitat
eastern Bulgaria to southeastern Russia
Light Requirements
sun, part shade
Cold Hardiness
USDA zones 3-9
Elevation Limit
hardy to 8,000 ft.
Performance
Sea lavender has been growing at the Xeriscape Demonstration Garden for many years. The leaves are not that impressive, but the open sprays of small purple flowers are attractive when they are in bloom.
Maintenance
Cut off spent flower stalks when done blooming.