Name: Thrift

Botanical Name: Armeria maritima

Zone: 3-10

Soil: Average, well drained.

Exposure: Full sun to part sun

Bloom Time and Color: Pink flowers in mid spring to summer.

Description: Grows only 6-18 inches tall. Spreading clumps. Magnificent blooms of rose pink, ball-shaped custers 1 inch in diameter throughout an extended flowering season from spring to summer. The foliage makes this perennial attractive even when it is not flowering. Excellent for edging, particularly well-suited for planting among other tufted ground covers. Holds its shape well. Commonly called sea thrift because it can be found growing along sea coasts in saline environments where few other plants can survive.