Statice is a perennial grown for its blooms, which open from spring through fall and return year after year. It's hardy across USDA zones 2 through 11, shrugs off deer and shrugs off dry spells. Its flowers are a moderate draw for honeybees, native bees, and butterflies.
Statice — the short answer
Statice: grown in zones 2–11, full sun, pH 5.5–8, about 110 days to maturity.
- USDA zones
- 2–11
- Not verified — NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox lists zones 8a–10b
- Soil pH
- 5.5–8
- FAO ECOCROP
- Sun
- Full Sun
- Growable Ground Plant Database
- Days to Maturity
- 110 days
- Growable Ground Plant Database
- Frost-kill temp (growing season)
- 28.4°F
- FAO ECOCROP
Plant data: Growable Ground Plant Database, compiled from FAO ECOCROP, USDA PLANTS and university Extension sources — each tile names its own row's source, because per-field provenance varies.
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What Statice is
Statice grows as a perennial and reaches around two feet at maturity. It blooms from spring through fall. It's also deer-resistant.
How to grow Statice
Statice grows in USDA zones 2 through 11. Statice does best in full sun — at least 6 hours of direct sun a day — and soil from pH 5.5 to 8, on well-drained ground. It needs around 900 growing degree days to mature, which is why climate matters as much as soil.
USDA Zones
2-11
Not verified — NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox lists zones 8a–10b
Soil pH
5.5 - 8
FAO ECOCROP
Sun
Full Sun
Growable Ground plant catalog
Drainage
well (dry spells)
Growable Ground plant catalog
Frost Kill Temperature
28.4°F
Where cold starts killing growing tissue. Not a winter-survival floor — a dormant perennial takes far colder, which its hardiness zone answers.
FAO ECOCROP
Minimum Growing Temperature
53.6°F
Below this it stops growing rather than dies — a pace limit, not a survival limit.
FAO ECOCROP
Days to Maturity
110 days
Growable Ground plant catalog
GDD Required
900+
Growing degree-days of accumulated warmth it needs to mature — humid summers reach this faster than cool coastal ones.
Growable Ground plant catalog
Mature Height
2 ft
Growable Ground plant catalog
Start the season right
Plant statice in full sun with at least 6 hours of direct sun, once the soil has warmed and frost risk has passed.
Match the soil
Statice prefers pH 5.5 to 8 (FAO ECOCROP). A quick soil test from your local Extension lab tells you whether to add lime or sulfur to land in band.
Water while it roots in
Water deeply while statice establishes, letting the soil dry between soakings; once its roots are in, it rides out dry spells on its own.
Harvest at its peak
Cut statice blooms in the cool of the morning, just as they open, for the longest display.
Where Statice thrives
On hardiness alone, statice grows across most of the country — its range (USDA zones 2 through 11) is unusually wide. Zone is only the starting point, though: the soil pH, drainage, and frost dates on your specific land decide how well it actually does.
A USDA zone is a 10°F band of average annual extreme winter minimum, so zones 2–11 spans average winter lows from -50°F to 50°F (USDA PHZM 2023). Across the 50 states and DC, that band covers 48 outright and splits 3 more down the middle — and which side of that line your land sits on changes the answer.
Two different numbers hide in that range: zones 2–11 is where statice is GROWN, but it survives winter in the ground only down to zone 8 (NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox). Colder than that, it is grown as an annual or brought under cover.
Zones 2–11·Where Statice growsOpen map →
Continental US shown — Alaska and US Pacific territories sit outside the federal map's polygon dataset.
This map is derived from the USDA ARS / PRISM Plant Hardiness Zone Map (2023) and is not the official USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map.
Where Statice stands, state by state
Statice is rated for zones 2–11 — a cold floor USDA puts at -50 to -40°F. Across the 50 states and DC, 48 sit fully inside that band, the line runs through 3 more, and 0 sit outside it — and inside every split state, the same line runs on at county grain.
Fully inside zones 2–11
48 states
3 of 48 shown
State zone extents: USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map (PHZM) 2023. A zone is a 10°F band of average annual extreme minimum temperature, so a state that splits the band contains the boundary — its own page draws the county line, and a parcel report resolves which side your land sits on.
What grows around Statice
Growing guides for statice
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Good to know
Statice offers moderate value to bees and other pollinators. (Source: Pollinator Partnership.)
Your land is one point inside Statice's range
This page resolves to the species. Your state page draws the county line, and a report reads the parcel — the soil pH, drainage, sun, and frost dates on your exact ground, which no species average can see.
See if Statice will thrive on your land
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How we know this about Statice
The figures above are cited per row, not per site: the pH band names this plant’s own source column, the three temperature figures each carry their own, and days-to-maturity cites the publication that actually lists it. All of it comes from the Growable Ground Plant Database — a compilation over FAO ECOCROP, USDA PLANTS, and university Extension sources, published openly with per-field provenance.
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Frequently asked questions
Can I grow Statice in my zone?
Statice grows in USDA hardiness zones 2 through 11. Zone is one factor — soil pH, drainage, and frost dates on your specific parcel also shape whether it takes.
When should you plant Statice?
Most growers plant statice after the last spring frost, once the soil has warmed. Your local frost dates set the exact window — a Growable Ground report reads them for your address.
How much sun does Statice need?
Statice needs full sun — a spot that catches at least 6 hours of direct summer sun a day. In more shade it still grows, but usually gives a smaller, later crop. The catch is that a yard rarely gets even light everywhere — a fence, the house, or one tall tree can quietly take those hours. A Growable Ground report reads the real sun-hours across your land, canopy and buildings included, so you can pick the brightest bed before you plant.
What soil does Statice need?
Statice prefers soil pH 5.5 to 8, on well-drained ground (FAO ECOCROP). Your report scores your parcel's actual soil against that using USDA SSURGO data.
Does Statice attract pollinators?
Yes — statice's flowers are a solid nectar source for honeybees, native bees, and butterflies. (Source: Pollinator Partnership.)
Keep exploring Statice
Statice state by state
Every state statice's zone reaches — 26 link straight to that state's statice growing page; the rest open the state's full growing guide.