Description

Botanical Interests' Statice 'Cotton Candy Blend' Seeds bring pastel beauty to your garden with soft clusters of rose, pink, and lavender flowers. These tall plants, growing 24″–32″ in height, offer long-lasting blooms that are perfect for cut flowers and dried arrangements. The flowers' papery texture makes them a unique addition to craft projects, while the plants' resilience in coastal areas adds to their appeal. With drought tolerance and deer resistance, they thrive in full sun and bloom all summer long. This variety doesn't require a cool period for flowering, making it easier to grow and enjoy in your garden.

Botanical Name: Limonium sinuatum
Family: Plumbaginaceae
Native: Mediterranean region
Hardiness: Short-lived, tender perennial in USDA zones 8–10, usually grown as an annual
Plant Dimensions: 24″–32″ tall, 8″–12″ wide
Variety Information: 1 ½”–3″ flower clusters in soft rose, pink, and lavender shades
Exposure: Full sun
Bloom Period: Summer
Attributes: Attracts Pollinators, Cut Flower, Deer Resistant, Drought Tolerant, Good for Containers

When to Sow Outside: 2 to 4 weeks after your average last frost date. Mild Climates: May be grown in late summer for cool-season bloom.
When to Start Inside: RECOMMENDED. 8 to 10 weeks before your average last frost date.
Days to Emerge: 7–14 days
Seed Depth: Surface to ?”
Seed Spacing: A group of 3 seeds every 12″
Thinning: When 2″ tall, thin to 1 every 12″

Special Instructions: Deadheading is not required, so you can leave flowers in place as long as they appeal to you. For cut flowers, cut in the morning once flowers have fully colored. To dry flowers, hang upside down out of direct sunlight for about 3 weeks until stems are dry and crisp enough to snap. Dried flowers are fragile, handle gently.

Special Care: Light aids germination; sow shallowly.

70 seeds.