What growth advantages does sea lavender have? Learn before planting

Plumbaginaceae, genus Limonium

Salt cloud grass, salt cloud ginseng, spoon-leaf grass, jisong

Sea lavender is native to Russia, Bulgaria, the Caucasus and other places, and in China it is mainly distributed on hillsides and meadow saline soils in Northeast China, Inner Mongolia, Xinjiang and other places.

The whole sea lavender plant is hairless and about 15-60 cm tall. The leaves are basal, light green or grayish green, oblong, with slightly blunt or acute tips, and the lower part of the leaf gradually narrows to form a flat petiole, arranged in a rosette; sea lavender has umbel-like or paniculate inflorescences, the calyx is funnel-shaped, the calyx tube is about 1 mm in diameter, the corolla is yellow, the petals are blue-purple, and it has filiform stigmas. The fruit is yellowish brown and obovate; the flowering period is July-November in the north and April-December in the south.

Sea lavender likes a cool climate environment and strong light. It blooms well after low-temperature treatment. The low temperature is between 10-16°C. If the plants are given low-temperature treatment during the seedling stage, later high temperatures will not affect flowering; if the seedlings are not given low-temperature treatment during the seedling stage and are directly grown under high temperatures, flowering will be noticeably inhibited or they will not bloom.

The flower language of sea lavender is leaning close and following forever. It is usually given as a companion flower to well-known flowers, fully matching its flower language: not competing or quarreling, taking things calmly.