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Botanical Name: Goniolimon tartaricum

Pronunciation: gon-ee-o-LEE-mon tar-TAR-i-cum

Family Name: Plumbaginaceae (Plumbago or leadwort)

Origin: Mediterranean region, Caucasus

Common Relatives: Armeria, Ceratostigma

Introduction: Perhaps versatility is why the Victorians chose statice as a symbol of dauntlessness and never ceasing remembrance. It would be hard to cease remembering these white, pink and violet blooms; they often live up to two weeks in arrangements and are just as lovely dried! Not actually of German descent, German statice hails from the coastal and desert regions of the Mediterranean, Central Asia and the Canary Islands.

Interesting Facts:

• From the Greek "gonio" (angled) and "limonium" (a related genus). Also known as Limmonium tartaricum.
• Statice is an ideal addition to fresh and dried arrangements. Native of the coastal and desert environments of the Mediterranean, central Asia and the Canary Islands, the durable Statice flower “clusters” can be dried by cutting the stems and hanging them upside down in a cool, airy place.
• Harvest when flowers are about 70% open.

• Tiny flowers with colored papery bracts, in one-sided ranked clusters at stem ends
• plant is an herbaceous perennial, dicotyledon, leaves not parallel veined

Flower Color: white, rose-pink, violet

Fragrance: none

Decorative Life: 4-8 days, up to 14 days

Special Care Tips: Remove bottom leaves if present, recut stems under water and place into a fresh flower food solution.

Ethylene Sensitivity: no