Statice Flower Rhs. Pigeons can cause a lot of damage to plants in gardens and allotments. Statice may be grown from seed sown early indoors and transplanted outside after frost or sown directly in the garden.
Hang the cut flower with stem upside down in a dark room with proper air circulation. Keep the soil moist at 65-70 degrees F. Learn the scientific names and different varieties and find similar flora.
If you want to use Statice as a dry flower cut the flower along with 12-18inch of the stem when the flowers are.
Seedpods should be harvested before seeds have had a chance to mature and harden. Statice has been cultivated since the mid 17th century primarily as a garden flower but also as an herb which was used. Snip off leaves flowers and seedpods with scissors to avoid damaging the plant. Statice Special Mixed Limonium sinuatum.