摘要：Limonium sinuatum, a member of Plumbaginaceae commonly known as sea lavender, is widely used as dried flower. Five
L. sinuatum varieties with different flower colors (
White,
Blue,
Pink,
Yellow, and
Purple) are found in saline regions and are widely cultivated in gardens. In the current study, we evaluated the salt tolerance of these varieties under 250 mmol/L NaCl (salt-tolerance threshold) treatment to identify the optimal variety suitable for planting in saline lands. After the measurement of the fresh weight (FW), dry weight (DW), contents of Na
+, K
+, Ca
2+, Cl
−, malondialdehyde (MDA), proline, soluble sugars, hydrogen peroxide (H
2O
2), relative water content, chlorophyll contents, net photosynthetic rate, and osmotic potential of whole plants, the salt-tolerance ability from strongest to weakest is identified as
Pink,
Yellow,
Purple,
White, and
Blue. Photosynthetic rate was the most reliable and positive indicator of salt tolerance. The density of salt glands showed the greatest increase in
Pink under NaCl treatment, indicating that
Pink adapts to high-salt levels by enhancing salt gland formation. These results provide a theoretical basis for the large-scale planting of
L. sinuatum in saline soils in the future.
