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General Information

Limonium ornatum is a perennial plant that can grow up to 1.00 metres tall.
It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

Range

Europe - Mediterranean to Morocco.

Habitat

Not known

Properties

Edibility Rating
Habit	Perennial
Height	1.00 m
Pollinators	Bees
Cultivation Status	Wild

Cultivation Details

Requires a well drained soil and a sunny position[].
Plants are not very hardy outdoors in Britain and are unlikely to succeed outside the very mildest areas of the country.

Edible Uses

Leaves - raw[, ].

Medicinal

None known

Other Uses

None known

Propagation

Seed - sow spring in a greenhouse. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on in the greenhouse for at least their first winter. Plant them out into their permanent positions in late spring or early summer, after the last expected frosts.
Division in spring. Very difficult[].