Chiba University Matsudo/Kashiwa Campus Plant Database

ID: 1142

Genus ja: イソマツ

Genus en: Sea lavender, Statice

# spp.: 610 (from genus_families table) | 10 (from names table)

Accepted: Accepted

Family: Plumbaginaceae

Family ja: イソマツ

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Distribution en: Temperate & Subtropical to Philippines

Description en: Genus of 150 species of annuals, biennials, and deciduous and evergreen perennials and subshrubs from coasts, salt marshes, and deserts worldwide. Simple, entire or pinnatifid, tapering leaves, often appearing almost stalkless, are mostly borne in basal rosettes. Spikelets composed of small, stalkless, papery flowers and bracts are borne in more or less one-sided, corymb-like panicles in summer and autumn; the calyces are tubular, the corollas have 5 lobed petals joined only at the bases. The calyces are usually a different colour from the corollas, and persist after the petals have fallen. Long-flowering plants, they are suitable for a sunny herbaceous or annual border, and for naturalizing in a gravel garden. They are also good for cutting and drying. The larger perennials grow well in coastal sites; the dwarf species are effective in a trough or rock garden, the less hardy ones being suitable for an alpine house.

Hardiness en: Fully hardy to frost tender.

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Propagation en: Sow seed in early spring: sow perennials in containers outdoors and annuals at 13-18°C (55-64°F). Divide perennials in spring.

Pests en: Susceptible to powdery mildew.

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Comment ja: イソマツ，スターチス(statice)

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