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Limonium minutum (Dwarf Statice) - A tight little perennial that forms cushions to 6 inches tall by an equal spread with rosettes at the tips of short branches of dark green tiny spoon-shaped leaves. In summer the airy sprays of flowers are held just above the foliage with petals that are a light lavender-purple color with a darker midstripe.
Plant in full sun in a well-drained soil and irrigate occasionally to very little. Cold hardy to below 0 F (USDA Zone 5). A great companion plant for small container plants or in bonsai. In the garden this plant is reputed to tolerate deer and rabbit predation and coastal conditions.
Limonium minutum comes from rocky slopes along the Southern coast of France along the Mediterranean Sea. The name for the genus comes from the Latin word limonion used by Pliny for a wild plant which came from the Ancient Greek word 'leimon' meaning "meadow" and the specific epithet is a reference to the plants diminutive size. We received this plant from John Bleck. A fine plant but we discontinued this plant in 2013 due to lack luster sales.
Information displayed on this page about Limonium minutum is based on our research conducted about this plant in our nursery library as well as from information provided by reliable online resources. We also include our own observations made about it as it has grown in the nursery gardens and other gardens visited, as well how the crops of this plant performed in the containers in our nursery field. We will also include comments received from others and welcome hearing from anyone who has information about this plant, particularly if it includes cultural information aiding others to better grow it.
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