Limonium vulgare
| Limonium vulgare | |
| Light: |   |
| Moisture: |   |
| Hardiness: | 6 |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-8.4 |
| Self Pollinated | |
| Height: | 1' |
| Blooms: | Mid Summer-Mid Fall |
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| Tea: | Yes |
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Limonium vulgare (common name: sea lavender)
Propagation: Seed - sow spring in a greenhouse. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on in the greenhouse for their first winter. Plant them out into their permanent positions in late spring or early summer, after the last expected frosts.
Division in spring. Very difficult[1].
Root cuttings in late autumn or winter[1].
Cultivation: Succeeds in light dry soils[2]. Tolerates maritime exposure[1].
A good bee plant[3].
Range: Western and southern Europe, including Britain, N. Africa, N. America.
Habitat: Muddy salt marshes, avoiding shade[4].
Medicinal: The roots are decongestant and depurative[5]. They are used in the treatment of consumption with haemorrhage[6].
Usage: The plant repels moths[5].
The root is a source of tannin[7].
Pollinators: Flies, bees, wind, self
Soil: Can grow in light, medium, and heavy soils.
Wind: Tolerates maritime wind exposure
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
Also Known As: Statice limonium
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Huxley, Anthony. The New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening. MacMillan Press, 1992.
- ↑ Chittendon, Fred. RHS Dictionary of Plants. Oxford University Press, 1951.
- ↑ International Bee Research Association. Garden Plants Valuable to Bees. International Bee Research Association, 1981.
- ↑ Clapham, Arthur and Tom Tootin, Edmund Warburg. Flora of the British Isles. Cambridge University Press, 1962.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Freethy, Ron. From Agar to Zenery. The Crowood Press, 1985.
- ↑ Moerman, Daniel. Native American Ethnobotany. Timber Press, 1998.
- ↑ Uphof, Johannes. Dictionary of Economic Plants. Weinheim, 1959.