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| wide = 12in (30cm)
 
| origin =    <!--- Mexico, S America, S Europe, garden, etc -->
 
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| lifespan = perennial
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| exposure = sun, part-sun
 
| water =    <!--- frequent, regular, drought tolerant, let dry then soak -->
 
| water =    <!--- frequent, regular, drought tolerant, let dry then soak -->
| features =     <!--- flowers, fragrance, naturalizes, invasive -->
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| features = flowers
 
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| bloom = late spring to summer
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| usda_zones = 3-10
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| sunset_zones = 1-9, 14-24, 33-43
 
| color = IndianRed
 
| color = IndianRed
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| image = Zawciag nadmorski Ameria maritima maritima.jpg
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| image_caption = Armeria maritima subsp. maritima
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| regnum = Plantae
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| divisio = Magnoliophyta
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| classis = Magnoliopsida
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| ordo = Caryophyllales
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| familia = Plumbaginaceae
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| genus = Armeria
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| species = maritima
 
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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.
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Blooms almost all year on Pacific coast.
  
 
==Cultivation==
 
==Cultivation==
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Easily cultivated, especially at home in rockeries.  Moist well drained soil.
  
 
===Propagation===
 
===Propagation===
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Seed, cutting or careful division of larger clumps.
  
 
===Pests and diseases===
 
===Pests and diseases===
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Recommended varieties:
 
Recommended varieties:
 
*''Armeria maritima'' "Alba"
 
*''Armeria maritima'' "Alba"
*''Armeria maritima'' "Corsica"
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*''Armeria maritima'' "Bee's Ruby" - vivid magenta flowers
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*''Armeria maritima'' "Bloodstone" - 8in (20cm) stems.  Flowers deep magenta to red.
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*''Armeria maritima'' ssp. californica - mounds to 6 in (15cm).  Flowers lavender-pink.  Flower stems shorter.
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*''Armeria maritima'' "Corsica" - dense clumping habit.  Brick red flowers come on small heads.
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*''Armeria maritima'' "Isobel Burdett" - flowerheads deep pink.  flowerstems 8in (20cm)
 
*''Armeria maritima'' "Launcheana"
 
*''Armeria maritima'' "Launcheana"
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*''Armeria maritima'' "Rubrifolia" - very dark red-black leaves.  flowers deep magenta.
 
*''Armeria maritima'' "Ruby Glow"
 
*''Armeria maritima'' "Ruby Glow"
 
*''Armeria maritima'' "Splendens"
 
*''Armeria maritima'' "Splendens"
*''Armeria maritima'' "Vindictive"
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*''Armeria maritima'' "Vindictive" - flowers deep pink.  flower stems 6in (15cm)
  
 
==Gallery==
 
==Gallery==
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<gallery>
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Image:Armeria_maritima-rubrifolia-IMG_7488_sfbg0308.jpg|Armeria maritima "rubrifolia"
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</gallery>
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
 
*{{wplink}}
 
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<!--- xxxxx  *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881926248 -->
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*Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881926248
 
<!--- xxxxx  *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432  -->
 
<!--- xxxxx  *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432  -->
 
<!--- xxxxx  *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608  -->
 
<!--- xxxxx  *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608  -->

Latest revision as of 06:52, 26 January 2009


Armeria maritima subsp. maritima


Plant Characteristics
Lifespan: perennial
Cultivation
Exposure: sun, part-sun
Features: flowers
Sunset Zones: 1-9, 14-24, 33-43
Scientific Names

Plumbaginaceae >

Armeria >

maritima >


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:
February:
March: division
April:
May: transplant
June: flowering
July: flowering
August: flowering
September:
October:
November:
December:
Notes:

Easily cultivated, especially at home in rockeries. Moist well drained soil.

Propagation

Seed, cutting or careful division of larger clumps.

Pests and diseases

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

References

External links