title: Psylliostachys suworowii
text: # Psylliostachys suworowii
  
  Psylliostachys suworowii, the poker statice or Russian statice, is a species of flowering plant in the family Plumbaginaceae, native to Central Asia and Afghanistan, and introduced to scattered locales worldwide. An annual typically 50 cm (20 in) tall, it is widely cultivated as an ornamental.
  
  * A more mauve colored specimen
  * Close-up of flowers
  * At the Hong Kong Flower Show
  * Developing spikes
  * Flower buds
  * Close-up of stem
  * Nearly spent flowers
  