Limonium thouinii

Limonium thouinii
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At a glance

Lifecycle
Perennial (hardy)
Exposure
Full sun
Frost limit
−6.7 °C

Cultivation

Requires a well drained soil and a sunny position, succeeding on dry soils. This species is not very hardy in Britain, it normally requires the protection of a cold greenhouse but can succeed outdoors in areas where the winter temperature does not often fall below -5°c.

Propagation

Seed - sow spring in a greenhouse. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on in the greenhouse for their first winter. Plant them out into their permanent positions in late spring or early summer, after the last expected frosts. Division in spring. Very difficult.

Edible uses

Leaves - raw.

Habitat

Dry places near the sea.

Native range

Europe - Mediterranean.

Same genus