Goniolimon incanum 'Blue Diamond'

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Goniolimon incanum 'Blue Diamond'

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Kemper Code: I430

Common Name: sea lavender
Zone: 3 to 9
Plant Type: Herbaceous perennial
Family: Plumbaginaceae
Missouri Native: No
Native Range: None
Height: 2 to 2.5 feet
Spread: 2 to 2.5 feet
Bloom Time: May - July Bloom Data
Bloom Color: Blue
Sun: Full sun
Water: Dry to medium
Maintenance: Low

Plant Culture and Characteristics

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Uses:		Wildlife:	Flowers:	Leaves:	Fruit:
Hedge	Suitable as annual	Attracts birds	Has showy flowers	Leaves colorful	Has showy fruit
Shade tree	Culinary herb	Attracts	Has fragrant flowers	Leaves fragrant	Fruit edible
Street tree	Vegetable	hummingbirds	Flowers not showy	Good fall color	Other:
Flowering tree	Water garden plant	Attracts	Good cut flower	Evergreen	Winter interest
Gr. cover (<1')	Will naturalize	butterflies	Good dried flower		Thorns or spines

General Culture:

Best grown in a light, moderately dry, well-drained sandy loam. Best in cool summer climates. May struggle in the heat and humidity of a typical St. Louis summer. Plants are generally best left undisturbed once established.

Noteworthy Characteristics:

'Blue Diamond' is a dwarf sea lavender cultivar which typically grows to only 10" tall. Features a rounded, cloud-like mass of tiny blue flowers on long, wiry, multi-branched, nearly leafless stems which rise from a sprawling basal rosette of leathery, oblong-elliptic leaves. Blooms in summer. Valued for dried flower arrangements.

Problems:

Crown rot and root rot are occasional problems. Well-drained soils and good air circulation will minimize the onset potential for these diseases.

Uses:

Rock gardens, border fronts or containers.