Description

Statice ‘Pink Pokers’

Limonium suworoii

Soft pink upright spires.

Quick Growing, they will flower with the Stocks and Wrinkled Cress. A completely new type of Statice to try. You are going to love this!

Perfect if undercover growing space is limited.

Flowering earlier you can pair the beautiful soft pink flowers with  Stock ‘Malmaison Pink’, see my gallery for images of them together.

An excellent cut flower, producing tall slender stems, that are easy to arrange.

We have all fallen in love with Statice over the last few seasons due to it’s easiness to grow, longevity in the garden and astonishing vase life.

Use fresh, or dry stems for use during Winter. Simply tie stems tightly, turn upside down for at least a month in a cool dry location. Click here for a video.

How to grow:

This new type grows much more quickly from seed so you don’t want to start seeds too early. Perfect if undercover growing space is limited. it can be started weeks later when the weather is warmer.

Sow seeds onto the surface of the compost. Seeds require light for germination so do not cover with compost.

A bit of warmth will help germination, 19-22°C  is ideal.

This variety of Statice looks different at the young plant stage so you’ll be able to tell the difference when tray sharing.

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Details:
Variety:  Limonium suworoii
Type: Half Hardy Annual
Position: Full sun
Sow: Spring
Spacing: Space 20-25cm apart
Height: 50-80cm
Plant: 22cm apart
Harvest: June/July onwards
Seeds per packet:  100 (approx. counted by weight)

Cutting /Vase Life:

Bucket loads of flowers in July into August. Harvest once 50% of the flowers have opened on a stem. If you pick them too early, stems can wilt. You will notice stems feel firmer under your fingers when they are ready for picking. Excellent vase life of 8 days plus or dry for indefinite use.

Plants shoot from the base, cut just above the rosette of leaves and plants will rebloom.