Limonium ornatum - (Ball.)Kuntze.
(Ball.)Kuntze.
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Meise Botanic Garden
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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
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Meise Botanic Garden
Description
Limonium ornatum is a PERENNIAL growing to 1 m (3ft 3in). See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 9. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Bees. Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils and prefers well-drained soil. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It cannot grow in the shade. It prefers moist soil.
Edible Uses
Leaves - raw.
Distribution
Europe - Mediterranean to Morocco.
Where It Grows
Coming Soon
Cultivation
Requires a well drained soil and a sunny position. Plants are not very hardy outdoors in Britain and are unlikely to succeed outside the very mildest areas of the country.
Propagation
Seed - sow spring in a greenhouse. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on in the greenhouse for at least their first winter. Plant them out into their permanent positions in late spring or early summer, after the last expected frosts. Division in spring. Very difficult.
