Botanical Name: Common Names:
Armeria alpina Bees Pink Alpine Thrift,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
TBA Clumping
Description:
A hardy perennial with tall (30cm), leafless stems that hold at the top of them a tight cluster of pink flowers that appear as an impressive round globe from late winter through spring. The flowers sit well above the foliage of the plant that creates a small mound to 15cm. Can be used in rock or gravel gardens, containers, edging for paths or garden beds, Japanese style gardens or as a small filler for perennial or mixed garden borders.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
15-30cm <30cm
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun Any, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Borders / Shrubbery, Coastal Garden, Cut Flower, Formal Garden, Low Water Garden, Mass Planting, Rockery, Container / Pot, Native Garden
Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free
Cultural Notes:
Plant Care
Keep moist during dry periods, Low phosphorus slow release fertiliser, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Plumbaginaceae Australia
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green
Flower Colour: Pink
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Spring
Fruit: Insignificant
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Moderate
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Low
Drought: Medium / Moderate
Frost: High
Wind: High
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