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Get the look of Provence

lily51
13 years ago

For those who love the look of Provence, but are not in lavender-friendly areas, one possiblity is annual statice.

It has the deep blues, purples, lavenders, sky blues, rose and mauve colors associated with lavender, plus yellow and white. Statice loves cool nights, blooming for months..right up to frost.. if you keep cutting it. It's an everlasting, so can be enjoyed all winter, too. The one thing it does not have is the scent. A bonus is that it has no predators, so no bug problems.

Before I returned to teaching, I started 600 plants in my small greenhouse and grew 1/4 acre of annual statice, selling it to craft stores. All of it blooming in the field was such a sight...and it looked beautiful drying in the barn's grainery.

Now that I'm retired, I grow a small amount compared to before, but I sill love it. It will always be part of my gardens.

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