Tulip Winter Aconite Click here for a printer friendly version of this page. The most widely used everlastings, statice has a large flower head of small, papery blooms on stiff stems. The small flowers are held in dense, large clusters above the gray-green foliage. They are unsurpassed for fresh and dried arrangements.
Statice is easy to grow and salt tolerant.
Seeds can be started indoors 6-8 weeks before planting or sown directly outdoors. Division may be done in early to late spring or root cuttings can be taken in mid-winter and grown indoors or in a coldframe until spring. It is resistant to deer and will bloom all summer long. Glistening white pointed petals open to reveal a startling bright blue base. Will form colonies that are lovely with Chionodoxa and other Species Tulips.