Rat Tail Statice, Sea Lavender or Limonium Suworowii
The first year we had this plant in our garden I completely forgot about it until I found a bunch of amazing tall pink spikes hidden behind the cosmos plants. This Limonium variety, also known as sea lavender or rat tail statice is fantastic. The stems become very tall, the color is fantastic, and would look great in the garden. We also tried to dry this Limonium and the colors hold very well. Expect a vase life of at least 7 to 10 days.

Planting information to grow Limonium Suworowii from seed:
Plant type: half-hardy annual
Height: 70-90 cm
Position: full sun
Start: from 6 weeks before the last expected frost
Number of days until plants bloom: 80-90
Distance between the plants: 25-30 cm
Pinching: not required
Germination: 7-14 days 18-24°C
Number of seeds per pack: 100

How do I grow Limonium plants from seed?
You can start Limonium seeds 4 to 6 weeks before your last expected frost date or after. You can start them in 77 cell seed trays or bigger. If you start them in small cells you will have to pot them onto larger pots, but the initial space to germinate seeds is much smaller, taking up less space. As soon as you have acclimatized the plants to outdoor conditions for a few days and the danger of frost has passed you can plant them out into the garden. Support is not needed but it will keep the plants tidier. If you like to use the flowers as cut flowers you can cut them when the flowers are about to open. If you pick the flowers too soon they will not open in the vase. Flowers will stay fresh for at least a week!