title: Limonium platyphyllum
text: # Limonium platyphyllum
  
  Limonium platyphyllum, the broad-leaved statice, or florist's sea lavender, is a species of flowering plant in the family Plumbaginaceae. 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. A perennial halophyte 60 to 75 cm (24 to 30 in) tall, it is widely available from commercial suppliers. There are a number of cultivars, including the well-known 'Violetta' which has darker petals.
  
  * Rosette is rather typical of the plantains
  * At the Gothenburg Botanical Garden
  * Close-up of flowers
  