Sea Thrift
- Botanical Name
- Armeria maritima
- Min Zone
- 4
- Max Zone
- 8
- Height
- 6 to 12 inches
- Width
- 6 to 12 inches
- Flowers
- Mid to late spring: pink, white, purplish, red
- Light
- Full sun
- Soil
- Well-drained, sandy, dry
- Planting & Care
- Centers of this plant will rot in soil that is too fertile and too wet
- Dig and divide in spring or fall if the center rots out and replant the remaining healthy portions
- Very salt tolerant and drought tolerant
- Deadhead to encourage repeated bloom
- Problems
- None serious
- Varieties
- Bloodstone - deep pink flowers, 8 to 10 inches
- Splendens - 8 to 10 inches, red flowers
- Merlin - pink flowers
- Dusseldorf Pride - red flowers, 8 inch plants, bloom from spring thru fall
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