Armeria maritima
| Lifespan: | ⌛ | perennial |
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| Exposure: | ☼ | sun, part-sun |
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| Features: | ✓ | flowers |
| Sunset Zones: | 1-9, 14-24, 33-43 |
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Armeria > |
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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
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| 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.
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
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