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Psylliostachys suworowii
Also called Rat Tail Statice
Rat's tail statice is a small annual grown for its dense, tail-like flower spikes that are used fresh and dried. It needs full sun, well-drained soil, and moderate watering, and is usually started from seed each year.
Psylliostachys suworowii, the poker statice or Russian statice, is a species of flowering plant in the family Plumbaginaceae, native to Central Asia and Afghanistan, and introduced to scattered locales worldwide. An annual typically 50 cm (20 in) tall, it is widely cultivated as an ornamental.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Psylliostachys suworowii by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
