Plumbaginaceae
Armeria maritima subsp. maritima
Armeria maritima subsp. maritima
Also known as Statice vulgaris, Armeria maritima var. duriuscula, Armeria vulgaris var. planifolia, Armeria vulgaris var. rugica
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Armeria · Sea Thrift · Coastal Plant · Rock Garden · Edging Plant · Perennial · Drought Tolerant · Pink Flowers · European Native · Pollinator Friendly
Sea thrift is a compact, easy-care perennial that produces cheerful pink pompom flowers on slender stems above grass-like evergreen foliage. It thrives in well-drained to sandy soils with full sun and is highly tolerant of coastal salt spray and moderate drought once established. Deadhead spent blooms to encourage a second flush of flowers and divide clumps every few years to maintain vigor.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately and allow soil to dry between waterings; drought tolerant once established · Every 10-14 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 4.7–7.5
- Temperature
- -20°F to 90°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 5a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 18 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 12 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- Purple
- Foliage
- Green · Fine
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Baltic States, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Finland, France, FøRoyar, Germany, Great Britain, Greenland, Iceland, Ireland, Netherlands, Northwest European R, Norway, Oregon, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Moths
Sources: trefle, usda
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