• Armeria alliacea (sea thrift) pink bloom
  • Armeria alliacea (sea thrift) lilac bloom
  • Armeria alliacea (sea thrift) blooming in natural habitat
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Armeria alliacea (sea thrift) pink bloom
Armeria alliacea (sea thrift) lilac bloom
Armeria alliacea (sea thrift) blooming in natural habitat

Armeria alliacea | sea thrift

This plant will not be available in 2026, however, propagation is planned/underway. Please sign up for the waitlist below to receive updates on availability in future years.

Tough, tough, tough! Pretty little sea thrift withstands salt spray, cold, heat, and extreme wind. The tidy mound of evergreen foliage is topped by bobbing pompoms of pink to lilac flowers for months from mid spring to fall. 

Easy to grow in any well-drained soil in full sun. 

Zones: 4 to 8 
Family: Plumbaginaceae
Type: Herbaceous Perennial
Height: 6 to 12 in.
Spread: 12 to 18 in.
Exposure: full sun to part shade 
Soil: well-drained, sandy, rocky 
Bloom Time: May to September
Native Range: Spain

Special Characteristics
  • Salt tolerant
  • Snail Resistant
image credits

Jerzy Opioła, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
阿橋 HQ, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Salicyna CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Jerzy Opioła, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Armeria alliacea (sea thrift) pink bloom
Armeria alliacea (sea thrift) lilac bloom
Armeria alliacea (sea thrift) blooming in natural habitat

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