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Filler Flower Care: Keep the water in the vase of your "Limonium
Main Blue" fresh. Replace the water every 3 days with cold
water keeping the water level near the top of the vase. Re-cut
1/2" from the base of each stem under water using a
sharp knife with each water change. Remove any foliage or
flowers that may become submerged after re-cutting.
Variety note: There are
four types of Limonium used in the floral industry but the two
most common are L. latifolium (pictured above) and L. sinnuatum (Statice). Sea
Lavender is a rather expensive medium sized filler flower. Main Blue
air dries quite well but should be sprayed with a fixative once
dry.
Sea
Lavender is zone 4 hardy in Colorado allowing it be grown in your flower beds and harvested as needed.
Add a commercial floral preservative such as AquaPlus or
FloraLife to the vase that contains your Sea Lavender with each water change. Floral preservative helps to prevent
bacteria growth and feeds your Main Blue insuring a longer vase
life.
If you run out of commercial flower preservative you can
make your own fresh cut flower food mix 1/2 teaspoon of table sugar to a
quart of cold water... mixing thoroughly.
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