Statice Flower How Long. History of the statice flower shows it was once prized as a late-summer addition to bouquets but new hybridized versions make it available now for longer use. Statice scientifically called Limonium is a genus of 120 flower species The leaves are simple entire to lobed and from 130 cm long and 05-10 cm broad.
Statice flowers are long-lasting annuals with sturdy stems and compact colorful blooms that are deer resistant. The remaining bracts will open as they dry. Drought tolerant once established.
Help them last even longer by spraying them with extra-firm-hold hair spray after they have dried completely.
The flowering stems grow 30 to 36 inches tall and produce blue or purple flowers. Statice is a perennial plant which grows or blooms only once in a year. It will take 7-10 days to get the flowers dried. Statice may be grown from seed sown early indoors and transplanted outside after frost or sown directly in the garden.