Limonium sinuatum Forever Blue - Waved Sea Lavender

Limonium sinuatum 'Forever Blue' is a Statice selected for its large panicles of deep blue flowers. It is a perennial plant often grown as an annual due to its low hardiness. It produces tiny paper-like flowers grouped in delicate inflorescences sought after in floral art. Highly prized in fresh or dried bouquets, they retain their colour for a long time. Annual statice thrives in sunny, well-drained, light soil that is not too dry in summer.

Limonium sinuatum 'Forever Blue' (synonym Statice sinuata), commonly known as Wavy-leafed Statice, is derived from a Mediterranean herbaceous plant in the Plumbaginaceae family. This bushy species has an upright and somewhat stiff habit. The 'Forever Blue' cultivar forms flowering clumps 70cm tall and 30cm in diameter. The plant develops a dense basal rosette composed of oblong, highly undulate, lanceolate, bright green, deciduous leaves. From July to September, winged floral stems appear, branched and adorned with a few small leaves, which bear clusters of 8 to 10cm, consisting of tiny flowers whose bracts, with a paper-like texture, are predominantly deep blue in colour. Those located in the centre are white. The flower itself is much more discreet, almost invisible. The flowering is nectariferous. The fruit is a capsule containing a single seed. This plant readily self-seeds in light soil.

Wavy-leafed Statice is undoubtedly one of the easiest flowers to dry, simply cut the longest stems possible, hang them upside down in a cool, dry, and well-ventilated place. They retain their colours for a long time, which slightly soften. 'Forever Blue' statice also helps lighten up borders alongside more massive blooms (roses, peonies, etc.). Statice can be paired with the plumes of tall ornamental grasses and the foliage of ferns, for example.