Mediterranean Sea Lavender

Foodplant / internal feeder
larva of Apion limonii feeds within rootstock? of Limonium vulgare
Other: major host/prey

In Great Britain and/or Ireland:
Foodplant / parasite
cleistothecium of Erysiphe limonii parasitises live leaf of Limonium vulgare
Remarks: season: 6-8

Foodplant / open feeder
imago of Neocrepidodera impressa grazes on leaf of Limonium vulgare

Foodplant / open feeder
adult of Phaedon cochleariae grazes on live leaf of Limonium vulgare
Remarks: season: 5-9

Foodplant / parasite
often circinate telium of Uromyces limonii parasitises live Limonium vulgare

Sea lavender grows on sandy marshes. At the end of July and the beginning of August, the marshes turn purple and lilac from the flowering sea lavender and pink from the thrift. Although the buds extend from several side stems along the main stem, they are so dense, the total flower head looks like an umbel. Sea lavender is not edible. Flowers from cultivated sea lavender plants are popular as dried flowers.

Limonium vulgare, called common sea-lavender, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Limonium native to Atlantic parts of Europe from southwestern Sweden to southwestern Iberia and the Azores, and introduced elsewhere. A clumping perennial found in salt marshes and other maritime habitats, it is a probable species complex.