Plumbaginaceae
Armeria maritima subsp. sibirica
Armeria maritima subsp. sibirica
Also known as Armeria maritima var. sibirica, Armeria scabra subsp. labradorica, Armeria scabra, Armeria elongata var. sibirica
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Sea Thrift · Armeria · Siberian · Alpine · Cold Hardy · Rockery · Pink Flowers · Perennial · Subarctic · Ground Cover
The Siberian sea thrift is a cold-hardy perennial subspecies native to subarctic and alpine regions, making it exceptionally tough in cool climates. Plant it in well-drained soil in a partly shaded to full-sun spot and water consistently but never to excess. Its compact cushion of foliage and pink pompom blooms make it a charming choice for rock gardens and northern cottage borders.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately; allow soil surface to dry slightly between waterings · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 4.7–7.5
- Temperature
- -10°F to 85°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 5a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 18 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 10 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- Yes
- Foliage
- Fine
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alaska, Aleutian Is., Buryatiya, Colorado, Finland, Greenland, Kamchatka, Khabarovsk, Krasnoyarsk, Kuril Is., Labrador, Magadan, Manitoba, Mongolia, Newfoundland, North European Russi, Northwest Territorie, Norway, Nunavut, Ontario
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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