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An armload of Statice Pastel Mix
An armload of Statice Pastel Mix
A bunch of Statice Pastel Mix

Statice ‘Pastel Mix’

Limonium sinuatum

Features

  • Cut-and-come-again
  • Dryable
  • Easy to grow
  • Foliage & Filler
  • Heat-loving

Description

One of the best flowers for drying, statice is also great used fresh. Easy to grow and great for beginners, this hardworking mix will churn out buckets of papery blooms all summer long. This beautiful mix of cool pastel tones includes violet, lavender, blush, rose, and mauve and is a must-grow.

Details

Plant type: annual
Height: 24 to 32 in
Site: full sun
Days to maturity: 110-120
Plant spacing: 9 in
Pinch: not necessary

Seed Sowing & Growing Notes

Start seed indoors in trays 6 weeks before last frost; transplant out after all danger of frost has passed. Seed requires light to germinate, so do not cover.

Harvesting/Vase Life

Harvest when all flowers on a stem have appeared. If picked too soon, stems will wilt. Expect a vase life of 7 to 10 days. To dry, hang upside down in a warm, dark place for 4 to 6 weeks.

Details

Description

One of the best flowers for drying, statice is also great used fresh. Easy to grow and great for beginners, this hardworking mix will churn out buckets of papery blooms all summer long. This beautiful mix of cool pastel tones includes violet, lavender, blush, rose, and mauve and is a must-grow.

Details

Plant type: annual
Height: 24 to 32 in
Site: full sun
Days to maturity: 110-120
Plant spacing: 9 in
Pinch: not necessary

Seed Sowing & Growing Notes

Start seed indoors in trays 6 weeks before last frost; transplant out after all danger of frost has passed. Seed requires light to germinate, so do not cover.

Harvesting/Vase Life

Harvest when all flowers on a stem have appeared. If picked too soon, stems will wilt. Expect a vase life of 7 to 10 days. To dry, hang upside down in a warm, dark place for 4 to 6 weeks.

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