Origins
Of Mediterranean origin, limonium--commonly called statice--gets its name from the Greek word for "meadow," and belongs to the Plumbaginaceae family. Now grown internationally in a range of colors, textures and weights, limonium is a popular, hardy filler flower that's used in both fresh and dried bouquets.

Familiar varieties include: annual statice (Limonium sinuatum); caspia (L. ferulaceum), the 'Misty' series or Siberian statice (L. gmelinii), sea lavender (L. perezii), and Russian or rattail statice (L. suworowii). Annual statice, the heaviest and most well-known variety, is cultivated in a wide color range, including a number of popular shades, such as white, pink, rose, yellow, apricot, peach, lavender, blue, red, carmine and purple.