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Armeria
maritima ~ Thrift |
| I was startled to find a
plant that I first knew garden plant on the coastal
bluffs in Northern California. Then I checked my books and found that I had been
using a California native plant and had not known it. Armeria maritima is a great plant to use
near the coast. Armeria maritima obviously handles the salt spray well. It can also take a lot of
drought, particularly near the coast, but requires a little summer water when facing inland heat. It will eventually
reach a height of 3" with flowers going to 6" in a clump that spreads to about
12" across. I have seen Armeria maritima on plant lists from
California to Iceland. It requires a hardy disposition to take a
range that diverse.
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