Scientific Name Armeria maritima Common Name Sea thrift

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Characteristics Season spring, summer Height 6-12 inches Hardiness USDA Hardiness Zone 4-8 Flower Color pink Soil sandy, well drained Exposure sun Propagation seed, clump division North Carolina Regions Mountains, Piedmont, Coastal Plain Comments Sea thrift tolerates salt spray and grows naturally on the Mediterranean coastline. Provide it with perfect drainage or clumps may die out. The short, grass like foliage may be overgrown by taller, spreading perennials if care is not taken to protect its site from intrusion. Origin Europe

Prepared by: orginally by Alice B. Russell, retired Extension Specialist, NC State University
                     maintained and expanded by Erv Evans, Consumer Horticulturist, NC State University

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