[KatG]

I spotted this on a recent visit to Parc Guell in Barcelona. Apart from Gaudi's architecture the park is interesting for its mediterranean planting. I spotted this grey leaved plant trailing down beside a fountain - any ideas?

[Alice]

Looks like Limoniastrum monopetalum.

[violapinnata]

I had the same idea: Limoniastrum monopetalum (L.) Boiss.

[Hilary]

Katerina,
I saw this a few years ago in the Ancient Agora in Athens .
That I am so sure of the name means that either the plant was labelled or there was a notice board.
I rather think there was a notice board giving all the names of the trees and flowers which had been   
planted after the excavations were finished

[KatG]

Thanks. I don't recall seeing it for sale anywhere. I think it would be a good addition to my garden.

[Alice]

Katerina, we have two in our garden on Paros, bought locally, so you should be able to find it for sale somewhere. In our area it is covered in a mass of pink flowers in early June and the dried flower spikes remain on the plant for a long time. Perhaps it is not the most beautiful of plants but I would highly recommend it for a dry windswept site. It is very tough and covers the ground well.

[KatG]

I'll keep an eye out for it Alice. The dead flowers were still on the plant I saw in Barcelona a week ago.