Lavender Russian Statice Cut Flower Seeds

Sea Lavender Statice flower seeds. Also called Russian Statice, Rat Tail Statice, and Statice Sumorowii this variety creates unusual rose or carmine colored flowers on 30" stems. Unlike the other statice seeds that we sell this hybrid variety grows up vertically.

PLEASE NOTE:  These seeds are very tiny and you will only receive 25 flower seeds.  Statice requires a cool period to germinate and will not germinate if direct sown in late spring or summer warm weather.  Please read the instructions below before ordering.

CULTURE

Soil temperature: 70 degrees Fahrenheit
Germination lighting: Dark
Depth: 1/4"
Germination days: 10-21 days
Plant spread: 20"
Plant height: 30''
Plant type: Annual
Maturation days: 90 days

Best started about 10 weeks before your last frost Statice are garden staples for zones 3-10.  The best way to deal with these very tiny seeds is to mix your seed packet with 1/4 cup of sand use a shaker to sow them onto your potting material.  Since they need dark to germinate lightly cover with screened peat.  Keep moist, but not soaking wet, until germination.  Statice can be a bit challenging to germinate as it wants an extended amount of time in consistently cool,  but not cold weather.  Statice will not germinate in warm weather.