Appearance
This is a tough perennial herb growing from a woody rhizome. The thick leaves are oval to round in shape and up to about 30 centimeters long including the petioles, located in a basal rosette about the stem. The inflorescence is a stiff, branching panicle 15 to 45 centimeters tall, topped with bushy clusters of flowers. The small flower has lavender sepals and white petals.Naming
As a widely used garden plant, it is often referred to by the common names Perez's sea lavender and seafoam statice, as well as variations on the name of the genus. It may be referred to by the Afrikaans name "papierblom" or the common name everlasting in South Africa.Distribution
"Limonium perezii" is native to the Canary Islands, but widely cultivated as a garden plant.References:
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