Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Tender Perennial
Perennial
Origin
Mediterranean
Southern Europe, Mediterranean
Types
-
-
Number of Varieties
12015
0
40000
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Habitat
All sorts of environments
Dry areas, roadside embankments, Stony hillsides
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-95-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-3
9-3
Sunset Zone
A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Cushion/Mound-forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
40.60 cm15.20 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
25.40 cm25.40 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Yellow, Red, Purple, Orange, Pink, Magenta, Peach, Blue Violet
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Tongue shaped
Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
root cutting
reseeds, Softwood cuttings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep the Soil well drained
Keep the Soil well drained
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Prune in early spring, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Crown rot, Fungal leaf spots, Gray mold
-
Plant Tolerance
Deer resistant, Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Beetles, Bumblebees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Allergy
-
Diarrhea, Nausea
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Cottage Garden, Ground Cover, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Asthma, Bronchitis, Gout, Rheumatism
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Leaves, Root, Stem
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
useful as a ground cover
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Mixed Border
Alpine, Edging, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall
Botanical Name
LIMONIUM sinuatum
IBERIS sempervirens 'Purity'
Common Name
Statice, Wavyleaf Sea Lavender
Perennial candytuft
In Hindi
Statice
Perennial candytuft
In German
Statice
Perennial candytuft
In French
Statice
candytuft Perennial
In Spanish
estátice
candytuft perenne
In Greek
στατικές
πολυετείς candytuft
In Portuguese
Statice
candytuft perennial
In Polish
Statice
Wieloletnia candytuft
In Latin
Statice
annos suffruticosum
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Plumbaginales
Brassicales
Family
Plumbaginaceae
Brassicaceae
Genus
Limonium
Iberis
Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
15050
1
27800
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