Armeria maritima

Armeria maritima {{{latin_name}}}	Sea thrift
	Habit: herbaceous Height: ⇕ 6-12in Width: ⇔ 12in (30cm) Lifespan: ⌛ perennial Origin: ✈ Poisonous: ☠	Exposure: ☼ sun, part-sun Water: ◍ Features: ✓ flowers Hardiness: ☃ Bloom: ❀ late spring to summer USDA Zones: 3-10 Sunset Zones: 1-9, 14-24, 33-43
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Mounding perennial or subshrub. Found across temperate parts of N Hemisphere. Grassy, deep green leaves. Leaves 4in (10cm) ling. Flower stems 12in (30cm) long/1in (25mm) wide. Flowers white, pink or red.

Blooms almost all year on Pacific coast.

Cultivation

Armeria maritima calendar?
January:
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March:	division
April:
May:	transplant
June:	flowering
July:	flowering
August:	flowering
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Easily cultivated, especially at home in rockeries. Moist well drained soil.

Propagation

Seed, cutting or careful division of larger clumps.

Varieties

Recommended varieties:

• Armeria maritima "Alba"
• Armeria maritima "Bee's Ruby" - vivid magenta flowers
• Armeria maritima "Bloodstone" - 8in (20cm) stems. Flowers deep magenta to red.
• Armeria maritima ssp. californica - mounds to 6 in (15cm). Flowers lavender-pink. Flower stems shorter.
• Armeria maritima "Corsica" - dense clumping habit. Brick red flowers come on small heads.
• Armeria maritima "Isobel Burdett" - flowerheads deep pink. flowerstems 8in (20cm)
• Armeria maritima "Launcheana"
• Armeria maritima "Rubrifolia" - very dark red-black leaves. flowers deep magenta.
• Armeria maritima "Ruby Glow"
• Armeria maritima "Splendens"
• Armeria maritima "Vindictive" - flowers deep pink. flower stems 6in (15cm)

Gallery

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  Armeria maritima "rubrifolia"

References

• w:Armeria maritima. Some of the material on this page may be from Wikipedia, under the Creative Commons license.
• Armeria maritima QR Code (Size 50, 100, 200, 500)
• Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881926248