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sea lavender

Any of various plants of the genus Limonium of coastal regions, widely cultivated for their clusters of small lavender or pinkish flowers, which are often dried. Also called statice.

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sea lavender

(Plants) any of numerous perennial plants of the plumbaginaceous genus Limonium, of temperate salt marshes, having spikes of white, pink, or mauve flowers, several species of which are grown as garden plants. See also statice

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sea′ lav`ender

an Old World maritime plant of the genus Limonium, of the leadwort family. Also called statice.

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sea lavender - any of various plants of the genus Limonium of temperate salt marshes having spikes of white or mauve flowers

marsh rosemary, statice

genus Limonium, Limonium - sea lavender

subshrub, suffrutex - low-growing woody shrub or perennial with woody base

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Little patches of sea lavender gave purple colour to the marshland.

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They are just as pretty to look at as thalasokrampi , or sea lavender, which was probably among the melange of herbs in the whitewashed 'green dorado' of the little greengrocer's.

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It is the scientific name of 'Qataf' or Sea Lavender, the national flower of Qatar.

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Bouquets of British sunflowers and sea lavender will be the first to be sold at PS3 a bouquet - PS2 less than normal bunches.

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Bouquets of British sunflowers and sea lavender will be the first to be sold at [pounds sterling]3 a bouquet, [pounds sterling]2 less than normal bunches.

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In this harshest of environments spring forth salt-tolerant herbs such as sea lavender, samphire, sorrel and thrift - all catnip to sheep which will dangle quite perilously by the water's edge in their attempts to sate their salt cravings.

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A total of eleven ships namely, Sea Span Oceania, Mediterranean, Brideg, Inlaco Bright, Reem-5, Thassos, Darya Mahyesh, Sea Lavender, Maran Gas Mystres, Hyde Park, Sino Energy-8 and Glorious are currently occupying PQA berths to load/offload Containers, Wheat, Soya Bean

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A total of eleven ships namely, Sea Span Oceania, Mediterranean, Bridge, Inlaco Bright, Reem-5, Thassos, Darya Mahyesh, Sea Lavender, Maran Gas Mystres, Hyde Park, Sino Energy-8 and Glorious are currently occupying PQA berths to load/offload Containers, Wheat, Soya Bean Seeds, Coal, Phosphoric Acid LNG, Palm oil and Diesel oil respectively.

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Buy two Elemis items (one to be skincare) and get a limited edition make-up bag designed by Lily & Lionel containing travel sizes of Elemis Pro-Radiance Cleanser, Balancing Toner, the new Pro-Collagen Overnight Matrix, Sea Lavender & Samphire Body Cream, Sea Lavender and Samphore Bath & Shower Milk plus a 15-minute in-store facial.

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Another good "seaside" variety of a classic garden stalwart is Limonium latifolium, or sea lavender. Deceptively delicate looking, Limonium is actually a very tough plant but its wiry stems bear masses of tiny pinky-purple flowers.

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My chair is glued to the table, I'm trapped within clouds preventing me from seeing how the marsh grows wider, how walls collapse, spikes and bluish-green leaves crested with plumes line the edge of the water where glasswort blushes against sea lavender.