Who knew that purple statice, the flower seen in so many bouquets that dries nicely has a version that grows by the sea and is actually called sea lavender? This was a huge delight to me this past Passover when we visited the rocky beach just below Rosh HaNikra in Israel, just below Lebanon. Wow, statice growing on the beach, amazing! It looks very similar to the statice we all recognize, just grows on shorter stems and close to the ground, certainly to avoid all those winds coming off the sea! So enjoy my photos, and do visit this lovely area (more photos to come) especially in the spring to see the wild statice, or sea lavender, in bloom!
Wow, wow wow!
The blooms can blend in with everything else going on, so I do wonder how many people actually notice them, since yes, the sea is captivating.
So lovely, truly!I did look this plant up and found out that it is limonium sinuatum, statice sinuata, commonly called cut-leaf sea lavender. I think this deserves a painting, don’t you?
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