Statice
Common names: statice, limonium, English statice, German statice, seafoam statice,
latifolia.
Sea-lavender (also Sea Lavender, Sealavender) or Statice is a genus Limonium of
flowering plants with about 120 species.
This genus was formerly often known as Statice.
These cut flowers are available in several varieties, they are extemely popular with florists/flower arrangers.
English statice carries 1- to 2-inch clusters of calyxes, each about 1/2 inch
across.
Flower stems are 1 to 1 1/2 feet long.
Seafoam statices have smaller calyxes, arched clusters, smooth stems with no foliage.
German statices have small gray bracts that arch backward.
English statice calyxes are yellow, white, purple, lavender or pink with tiny
white or yellow flowers inside.
Latifolia calyxes are white with blue-violet flowers. |
Liatris
Common names: liatris, spike gayfeather
Liatris belongs to the Compositae family.
About 40 species of this hardy perennial flower grow across North America, from
southern Canada to northern Mexico, also east of the Rocky Mountains through Florida.
Liatris spicata, L. aspera Michx. and L. pycnostachya Michx. are major commercial species, often used as colorful accents in cut flower arrangements or bouquets.
Unlike other flowers, liatris flowers open from its stem top downward.
Clustered along the spike, they have a feathery look.
Various shades of deep lavender are most common; other flower colors are bluish shades, violet or white. |
