Gibbaeum Dispar - Indigenous South African Succulent - 10 Seeds Chives Limonium is in Plumbaginaceae

Limonium is in Plumbaginaceae

and beak-like stamens

Photos with credit to the late Rod and Rachel Saunders

The flowers are edible when cooked and are said to taste like mushrooms

They have been in cultivation for a number of years and there are many colourful hybrids grown as well

Gibbaeum Dispar - Indigenous South African Succulent - 10 Seeds Chives Limonium is in PlumbaginaceaeGibbaeum is a genus of about 21 species of succulent plants of the family Aizoaceae. These succulent plants growing in clumps are characterized by pairs of leaves mostly globular or sometimes thick and arcuate The sizes of the leaves of a same pair are sometimes different. A dwarf clump formin succulent with magenta flowers in autumn. A good potting specimen. USDA Zone 9 Season to Sow Autumn