Cotton Candy Blend Statice is a charming cut flower variety of Limonium sinuatum that brings soft, pastel hues to gardens across zones 8-10. This cultivar grows 24-32 inches tall with delicate, papery flowers held on slender stems, reaching just 8-12 inches wide. The low-water nature of statice makes it a reliable performer in sunny gardens with well-drained soil, and it thrives when started indoors 8-10 weeks before your last frost date.
Full Sun
Low
8-10
32in H x 12in W
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Moderate
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The soft, candy-colored blooms of this statice make it irresistible for fresh and dried arrangements, and the plants ask surprisingly little once established. Cotton Candy Blend tolerates heat and poor soil with ease, needing only full sun and infrequent watering to produce stems of papery flowers from summer through fall. Starting indoors gives you the best results, allowing you to transplant sturdy seedlings into the garden after frost danger passes.
Cotton Candy Blend Statice is grown primarily as a cut flower for fresh arrangements and dried bouquets. The papery, long-lasting blooms hold their color beautifully whether displayed fresh in water or hung to dry, making them a favorite for florists and home gardeners who want flowers that linger on the stem for weeks.
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Start seeds indoors 8-10 weeks before your average last frost date. Sow seeds on the surface or just barely covered (surface to 1/8 inch deep) in seed-starting mix. Keep soil warm at 60-75°F until germination. Transplanting is recommended for best results.
Transplant seedlings outside 2-4 weeks after your average last frost date, or in mild climates, in late summer for cool-season bloom. Space plants 12 inches apart in full sun.
You can sow seeds directly outside 2-4 weeks after your average last frost date.
Harvest stems of Cotton Candy Blend Statice when the lower flowers along the stem are fully open and papery to the touch, cutting in the morning. Use sharp scissors or pruners to cut stems just above the base, which encourages the plant to produce more flowering branches. For dried flowers, cut stems and hang them upside down in a dry, dark location; they'll retain their pastel colors beautifully and last for months.
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