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Limonium Franchetii
''Limonium'' is a genus of 120 flowering plant species. Members are also known as sea-lavender, statice, caspia or marsh-rosemary. Despite their common names, species are not related to the lavenders or to rosemary. They are instead in Plumbaginaceae, the plumbago or leadwort family. The generic name is from the Latin ', used by Pliny the Elder, Pliny for a wild plant and is ultimately derived from the Ancient Greek ' (, ‘meadow’). Distribution The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution, subcosmopolitan distribution in Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia and North America. By far the greatest diversity (over 100 species) is in the area stretching from the Canary Islands east through the Mediterranean region to central Asia; for comparison, North America only has three native ''Limonium'' species. Description Sea-lavenders normally grow as herbaceous perennial plants, growing 10–70 cm tall from a rhizome; a few (mainly from the Canary Islands) are woody shrubs up to 2 met ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Limonium Perezii
''Limonium perezii'' is a species of ''Limonium'' known by the common names Perez's sea lavender and seafoam statice. It is also known as simply statice (reflecting the former name of the genus), sea lavender or marsh rosemary (common names for the genus). It is native to the coasts of the Canary Islands but are widely used in gardens throughout the world. Description This is a tough perennial herb growing from a woody rhizome. The thick leaves are oval to round in shape and up to about long including the petioles, located in a basal rosette about the stem. The inflorescence is a stiff, branching panicle tall, topped with bushy clusters of flowers. The small flower has lavender sepals and white petals. Naming As a widely used garden plant, it is often referred to by the common names Perez's sea lavender and seafoam statice, as well as variations on the name of the genus (former name Statice, current name Limonium and common names sea lavender and marsh rosemary). It may be ref ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
