Pink Pokers – Statice Seed

New! Easy to use as a fresh or dried cut flower.
Whimsical and wild statice looks to be a thing of fairytales or a sea-dwelling creature. Compared to L. sinuatum types, this statice has a very different look but is also earlier and easier to harvest. Plants have mostly basal leaves, which makes the stems easy to locate for cutting, and there are almost no leaves to strip away. Low-growing plants produced 2–3 flushes of harvestable stems in our trials. Excellent for dried flowers or fresh cuts. Flowers dry beautifully, holding their color well. Early statice. Also commonly known as Russian statice and rat tail statice. Ht. 20–30". Avg. 167,400 seeds/oz. Packet: 100 seeds.
DAYS TO GERMINATION: 5-14 days at 70°F (21°C)
SOWING: Transplant (recommended) – Sow into 50-cell flats, or preferred seedling container, 5-6 weeks before planting outside. Light aids germination; cover just enough to hold seeds in place. Harden off plants and transplant out after danger of frost. Note: Providing temperatures of 60°F (16°C) for 1-2 weeks after the seedlings emerge encourages rooting. Direct Seeding is not recommended.
LIGHT PREFERENCE: Sun.
PLANT HEIGHT: 24-30".
PLANT SPACING: 12".
HARDINESS ZONES: Annual.
HARVEST: Fresh or dried: When the individual flowers are mostly open and showing color. Hang to dry.
SOIL REQUIREMENTS: Rich, well-drained soil.
USES: Excellent for fresh and dried cut flowers.
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Limonium spp.
ALTERNATE NAMES: Annual statice, wavyleaf sea lavender, Russian statice, rat tail statice