Commonly known as Sea Lavender. A clump-forming perennial, boasting attractive sprays of tiny papery light purple flowers in summer. Blooming in a cloud, they add a soft haze and airy touch in the garden. They are borne on slender 60 cm tall, multi-branched stems which rise from a basal rosette of large, broadly spoon-shaped leaves which turn shades of red in autumn.

Limonium’s dry, papery petals retain their colour well, making them an excellent choice for fresh cut flowers or dried arrangements. Attractive to bees, butterflies and other pollinators, Sea lavender is a relatively easy perennial to cultivate. It is a suitable choice for gravel plantings, especially in dry, hot, windy coastal gardens. Its billowing flowers also help soften a corner, edge, retaining wall, or rocky slope and it typically self-seeds to multiply.

It is good as an edging plant in combination with small grasses. The combination of texture between the grass and the airy flowers of the Limonium provide a meadow like quality. Add some Catanache, Convolvulus cneorum and Salvia nemorosa and you have something really quite special that will provide colour and interest all summer long.