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Limonium minutum (Dwarf Statice) - A tight little perennial that forms cushions to 6 inches tall by an equal spread with rosettes at the tips of short branches of dark green tiny spoon-shaped leaves. In summer the airy sprays of flowers are held just above the foliage with petals that are a light lavender-purple color with a darker midstripe.
Plant in full sun in a well-drained soil and irrigate occasionally to very little. Cold hardy to below 0 F (USDA Zone 5). A great companion plant for small container plants or in bonsai. In the garden this plant is reputed to tolerate deer and rabbit predation and coastal conditions.
Limonium minutum comes from rocky slopes along the Southern coast of France along the Mediterranean Sea. The name for the genus comes from the Latin word limonion used by Pliny for a wild plant which came from the Ancient Greek word 'leimon' meaning "meadow" and the specific epithet is a reference to the plants diminutive size. We received this plant from John Bleck. A fine plant but we discontinued this plant in 2013 due to lack luster sales.
This information about Limonium minutum displayed is based on research conducted in our horticultural library and from reliable online resources. We also will relate observations made about it as it grows in our nursery gardens and other gardens we have visited, as well how the crops have performed in containers in our nursery field. We will also incorporate comments that we receive from others and we welcome hearing from anyone with additional information, particularly if they can share any cultural information that would aid others in growing it.
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