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Western Marsh Rosemary
( Limonium californicum )
Limonium californicum
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About Western Marsh Rosemary (Limonium californicum)
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Limonium californicum
is a species of sea lavender known by the common names western marsh rosemary and California sea lavender. It is native to western North America from Oregon to Baja California, with occasional sightings in Nevada and Arizona. It is a plant of coastal habitat such as beaches, salt marshes, and coastal prairie, and other sandy saline and alkaline habitat such as playas. This is a tough perennial herb growing from a woody rhizome. The thick, leathery leaves are oval in shape and up to about 30 centimeters long including the petioles, located in a basal rosette about the stem. The flower cluster is a stiff, branching panicle no more than about 35 centimeters tall bearing large clusters of flowers. The flowers have brownish white ribbed sepals and lavender to nearly white petals.
Plant Description
Plant Type
Perennial herb
Size
1 - 2 ft tall
1 - 2 ft wide
Form
Mounding, Spreading
Growth Rate
Fast
Dormancy
Evergreen
Flower Color
Blue, Lavender, White, Brown
Flowering Season
Summer, Fall
Wildlife Supported
Many pollinators
Butterflies & moths hosted ( 2
likely
* )
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Sunflower Moth
Homoeosoma electella
Homoeosoma electella
*
Celery Leaftier
Udea rubigalis
Udea rubigalis
Landscaping Information
Sun
Full Sun
Moisture
Moderate - High
Summer Irrigation
Keep moist
Nurseries
Carried by 11
Ease of Care
Moderately Easy
Cold Tolerance
Tolerates cold to 25 - 30° F
Soil Drainage
Fast, Medium, Slow, Standing
Soil Description
Adaptable. Tolerates Saline Soil
Common uses
Bogs and Ponds
Companion Plants
Broadleaf Cattail
(
Typha latifolia
),
Southern Cattail
(
Typha domingensis
),
Alkali Bulrush
(
Bolboschoenus maritimus
),
Saltgrass
(
Distichlis spicata
),
Marsh Gumplant
(
Grindelia stricta
var angustifolia),
Fleshy Jaumea
(
Jaumea carnosa
),
Alkali Heath
(
Frankenia salina
)
Sunset Zones
?
5, 15, 16, 17*, 21, 22*, 23*, 24*
Natural Setting
Site Type
Salt marshes, beaches and bays
Climate
Annual Precipitation: 9.4" - 46.1", Summer Precipitation: 0.17" - 1.42", Coldest Month: 46.0" - 56.6", Hottest Month: 57.0" - 77.4", Humidity: 0.38" - 21.44", Elevation: -23" - 1433"
Alternative Names
Common Names
: California Sea Lavender, California Sealavender, Western Marsh-rosemary
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Limonium californicum
Sources include:
Wikipedia
. All text shown in the "About" section of these pages is available under the
Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License
. Plant observation data provided by the participants of the
California Consortia of Herbaria
, Sunset information provided by
Jepson Flora Project
. Propogation from seed information provided by the
Santa Barbara Botanical Garden
from "Seed Propagation of Native California Plants" by Dara E. Emery. Sources of plant photos include
CalPhotos
,
Wikimedia Commons
, and independent plant photographers who have agreed to share their images with Calscape. Other general sources of information include
Calflora
,
CNPS Manual of Vegetation Online
,
Jepson Flora Project
,
Las Pilitas
,
Theodore Payne
,
Tree of Life
,
The Xerces Society
, and information provided by CNPS volunteer editors, with special thanks to Don Rideout. Climate data used in creation of plant range maps is from
PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University
, using 30 year (1981-2010) annual "normals" at an 800 meter spatial resolution.
Links:
Jepson eFlora Taxon Page
CalPhotos
Wikipedia
Calflora
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