Perez's Sea Lavender

Description:

Sea lavender, a perennial that propagates through rhizomes (root structures), has bright green leaves and flowers that are bunched at the top of a long stalk — the flowers are made up of tiny purple sepals and white petals.

Habitat:

Hillsides along coast in La Jolla.

Notes:

Native to the Canary Islands (however common similar species exist almost everywhere throughout the Mediterranean and elsewhere), it has become naturalized in some places and now grows wild in disturbed areas, along roadways and along the seashore. Its ability to flourish in salty soil makes it able to survive along the very edge of the ocean.