Sea Lavender (Limonium carolinianum) —Beach Plant

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Sea Lavender (Limonium carolinianum)
Please Note This Is a Live Coastal Plant Specimen

The Sea Lavender (Limonium carolinianum), also known as Marsh Rosemary, is a perennial coastal plant found in the high marsh and upper intertidal zones of the Gulf of Maine. Its deep green foliage and delicate lavender-colored blooms make it one of the most iconic and visually striking plants of the salt marsh.

Sea Lavender thrives in saline environments and is an important species for shoreline ecology and restoration studies. It helps stabilize salt marsh soils and supports pollinators throughout the summer. This plant is ideal for use in coastal habitat education, restoration projects, and native landscape design.

Common name: Sea Lavender, Marsh Rosemary
Scientific name: Limonium carolinianum
Locations: High marsh or high intertidal zones
Seasonality: Available spring – fall
Colors: Deep green (foliage); purple blooms in summer
Size: Up to 1’ tall
Collected: By hand
Quantity: Sold by the plant

Uses: Excellent for coastal habitat studies, native plant gardens, or educational salt marsh displays.

Note: This is a live coastal plant specimen. Natural variations in size, color, and appearance from photos should be expected.

Sea Lavender (Limonium carolinianum)
Please Note This Is a Live Coastal Plant Specimen

The Sea Lavender (Limonium carolinianum), also known as Marsh Rosemary, is a perennial coastal plant found in the high marsh and upper intertidal zones of the Gulf of Maine. Its deep green foliage and delicate lavender-colored blooms make it one of the most iconic and visually striking plants of the salt marsh.

Sea Lavender thrives in saline environments and is an important species for shoreline ecology and restoration studies. It helps stabilize salt marsh soils and supports pollinators throughout the summer. This plant is ideal for use in coastal habitat education, restoration projects, and native landscape design.

Common name: Sea Lavender, Marsh Rosemary
Scientific name: Limonium carolinianum
Locations: High marsh or high intertidal zones
Seasonality: Available spring – fall
Colors: Deep green (foliage); purple blooms in summer
Size: Up to 1’ tall
Collected: By hand
Quantity: Sold by the plant

Uses: Excellent for coastal habitat studies, native plant gardens, or educational salt marsh displays.

Note: This is a live coastal plant specimen. Natural variations in size, color, and appearance from photos should be expected.

Sea lavender blooming in an alternating pattern.

Sea lavender blooming in an alternating pattern.

Tidepool Tim says, "Sea lavender is a beautiful perennial plant that grows in the high intertidal zone of Cobscook Bay. The delicate branches flower July-October, yielding 1 1/4" purple flowers. The green structure of the plant often has a reddish tinge. At the base of the stems, leathery, spoon-like leaves grow in a circular pattern.

This plant is a hydrophyte, so it's aquatic and has air-filled tissues. Hydrophytes are able to survive in aquatic conditions using a variety of adaptive mechanisms. Sea lavender lets salt into its tissues and pumps it out through specialized salt glands. You may see this strategy in action by looking on the bottom surfaces of the leaves. You will see salt crystals all over them, excreted as salt solutions that dried into crystals."

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