Chinese Statice Plant Care
Limonium sinense Kuntze
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Limonium sinense is a species of flowering plant in the sea lavender genus Limonium, family Plumbaginaceae, native to coastal China, Taiwan, the Ryukyu Islands, and Vietnam. It is a perennial reaching 60 cm (24 in), found on sandy, salty shales next to the ocean.
Full sun to partial shade
At a glance
How do you care for Chinese Statice?
Chinese Statice grows best in full sun to partial shade.
What Is the Chinese Statice?
Chinese Statice (Limonium sinense) belongs to the Plumbaginaceae family within the Limonium genus. Chinese Statice is native to coastal China, Taiwan, the Ryukyu Islands, and Vietnam. Chinese Statice is also known as Chinese Sea Lavender.
Chinese Statice displays a low rosette, clumping growth habit, reaching up to tall with a spread of approximately . Chinese Statice produces small clusters of tiny flowers in shades of blue, purple, pink, or white.
What Light Does the Chinese Statice Need?
Chinese Statice thrives in full sun to partial shade.
Light Requirement
Full sun to partial shade
What Soil Mix Works Best for a Chinese Statice?
Well-draining sandy soil with added organic matter for moisture retention. Good drainage is essential for Chinese Statice to prevent waterlogging, which leads to root rot and fungal issues.
How Do You Repot a Chinese Statice?
Repot every 2-3 years in early spring. Choose a pot one size larger than the current container, and ensure it has drainage holes to allow excess water to escape.
How Do You Propagate a Chinese Statice?
Chinese Statice can be propagated through seeds, division of clumps. Similar propagation techniques also apply to lobed sea lavender plant care, which shares the same genus.
Is the Chinese Statice Toxic to Pets and Children?
Pet safety not verified
The ASPCA does not list Chinese Statice, so we can't confirm whether it is safe for cats and dogs. Keep pets from chewing it as a precaution.
This is a general caution, not veterinary or medical advice. If your pet ate a plant, contact your vet or animal poison control.
See all plants toxic to cats and plants toxic to dogs.
What Pests and Diseases Affect the Chinese Statice?
Chinese Statice is susceptible to aphids, spider mites, whiteflies. Inspect the foliage regularly, especially along leaf undersides and stems. Treat infestations promptly with insecticidal soap or neem oil to prevent spread.
Yellow leaves, brown tips or drooping? See common plant problems and how to fix them.
Keep exploring plants
Chinese Statice is one of many species covered in the complete plant care and identification guide, which groups plants by genus, attribute, and popularity.
It belongs to the Limonium genus — compare its care with other Limonium species on PlantoScan.
Limonium is part of the Plumbaginaceae plant family — browse all Plumbaginaceae genera and species.
Chinese Statice thrives in bright light and direct sun — see other bright-light plants.
More Limonium Species
Other Limonium species in PlantoScan's care catalogue share similar watering, light, and soil preferences:
Sources
- Scientific name & taxonomy: Limonium sinense Kuntze, family Plumbaginaceae (first published in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 396 (1891)) — World Flora Online record, IPNI name record.
- Pet toxicity: Pet safety not verified: the ASPCA does not list Chinese Statice, so we can't confirm whether it is safe for cats and dogs. Checked against the ASPCA plant list; any other toxicity note on this page comes from PlantoScan's plant database.
- Care values(watering, light, temperature, humidity, soil, fertilizing): PlantoScan's plant database, filtered by automatic plausibility checks — values that fail them are hidden. How we source and check plant data.
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