Limonium platyphyllum
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Limonium platyphyllum, the broad-leaved statice, or florist's sea lavender, is a species of flowering plant in the family Plumbaginaceae.[2] It is native to the Black Sea region; Bulgaria, Romania, Ukraine, Crimea, south and east European Russia, and the Caucasus, and it has been introduced to Great Britain.[1] A perennial halophyte 60 to 75 cm (24 to 30 in) tall, it is widely available from commercial suppliers.[3][4][5] There are a number of cultivars, including the well-known 'Violetta' which has darker petals.[6]
Rosette is rather typical of the plantains
At the Gothenburg Botanical Garden
Close-up of flowers
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Plumbaginaceae |
| Genus: | Limonium |
| Species: | L. platyphyllum |
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