Limonium thouinii - (Viv.)Kuntze.
(Viv.)Kuntze.
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Description
Limonium thouinii is a PERENNIAL growing to 0.2 m (0ft 8in). See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 9. It is in flower in May. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs). Suitable for: light (sandy) and medium (loamy) soils and prefers well-drained soil. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It cannot grow in the shade. It prefers dry or moist soil.
Edible Uses
Leaves - raw.
Distribution
Europe - Mediterranean.
Where It Grows
TEMPERATE ASIA: Egypt (Sinai), Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Syria EUROPE: Greece (south), Spain (southeast) AFRICA: Spain (Canarias), Algeria, Egypt (north), Libya, Morocco, Tunisia
Cultivation
Requires a well drained soil and a sunny position, succeeding on dry soils. This species is not very hardy in Britain, it normally requires the protection of a cold greenhouse but can succeed outdoors in areas where the winter temperature does not often fall below -5°c.
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 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.
