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Limonium

Limonium

9.9
A plant that grows by the sea with small purple flowers called sea lavender
  • noun
  • /lɪˈmoʊniəm/
  • Specialized
translation icon : Limonium
  • In coastal areas, Limonium thrives, creating stunning displays of lavender blooms that attract various pollinators.
  • Limonium perezii
  • sea lavender (Limonium)
  • sea lavender (Limonium)

Examples

  • The garden was filled with vibrant flowers, including Limonium, which added a beautiful splash of purple to the landscape.

  • Like this one is Limonium sinuatum.

    Phenomenon (1996)

  • The bushy blooms in front of it are a perennial statice, or limonium; I'm forgetting the name of it.

    Blog text (2)

  • Grieve studied two species of statice: Limonium perezii, cultivar Blue Seas, and L. sinuatum, cultivar American Beauty.

    Academic text (2004)

  • Planting Limonium in your seaside garden can enhance its beauty with colorful flowers that bloom all summer long.

Synonyms

sea lavender
vsLimonium
  • Specialized
7.7

A plant that grows in salt marshes with small purple or white flowers

is the formal genus name rather than the common species name
marsh rosemary
vsLimonium
  • UK
9.5

A plant with spikes of white or light purple flowers that grows in salt marshes

is the general scientific genus term rather than this local common name

Surface Forms

Limonium singular
Limoniums plural

Etymology

Limonium comes from an old Greek word leimon, meaning 'meadow' or 'marsh'. So Limonium, often called sea lavender, is named for where it grows, coastal meadows and salt marshes.