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sea lavender

Any of about 300 species of chiefly perennial herbaceous plants that make up the genus of the family Plumbaginaceae, especially . Bearing small flowers in dense spikes, grows in large tracts that sometimes turn acres lilac-coloured in late summer. The flower spikes of this and other sea lavenders are often used in dry-flower arrangements for their lasting qualities and permanent colours.

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