Thrift seapink "Carmine pink"

Sea thrift "Carmine pink" - Armeria maritima.
Original spherical inflorescences beautifully rise above rosettes of leaves!
The plant is about 20 cm high. The leaves are narrow, linear, silver-green, collected in a rosette. Flowers in capitate inflorescences, bright pink.
Used for rock gardens, rock gardens, in the foreground of a short curb.
Agrotechnics.
A very undemanding plant. Drought tolerant. It reaches its greatest decorative effect in sunny places with light, permeable soil. Seeds are sown on breeding ridges in late April-May. At a soil temperature of +16+18°C shoots appear in 14-25 days.
It can be grown through seedlings, but it is necessary to sow in February-March in boxes. With an early sowing period, flowering is possible in the fall of this year.
Young plants are planted in a permanent place with an interval of 15-20 cm.

* Armeria maritima (DC.) Willd.
Wildly grows along the sea coasts of North-Western Europe and North America.
Zone: 3-9.
Perennial cushion plant 15-20 cm tall and 15 cm across, with narrow, linear, flat, blunt blue-green leaves. The flowers are lilac-pink, collected in capitate inflorescences, covered with membranous bracts. Peduncles up to 20 cm tall, shaggy-pubescent.
Blooms from May for about 70 days, sometimes again in autumn. In culture since 1627.
Location: Armeria are planted in sunny places. Drought tolerant. Most species hibernate without shelter (only turfy armeria is the most whimsical - it should not be planted in direct sunlight, and in winter it must be covered, it does not tolerate winter moisture).
Soil: light sandy loamy damp soil, preferably with an acidic reaction. 
Leaving: immediately after flowering, the inflorescences are cut off. For the winter, they are covered with spruce branches. Once every 5-6 years, it is necessary to divide the bush.
Reproduction: seeds, dividing the bush and cuttings. Seeds are sown in open ground before winter or spring. For growing seedlings, they can be sown in greenhouses in boxes in February - March. Seedlings dive into the greenhouse soil. Young plants bloom in the second year, with an early sowing period - in the fall of the same year. Self seeding is possible. The bushes are divided every 2-3 years in early spring or autumn (which is more preferable), immediately after the end of flowering. Each shrub can be divided into small pieces that take root quickly, giving rise to new plants. Planting distance 15-20 cm.
Usage: Recommended for rock gardens, curbs, ridges and groups.

Eng.: Sea thrift, sea pink, thrift seapink. Suom.: Rantalaukkaneilikka, laukkaneilikka. Sven.: Strandtrift, gräsnejlika. Bot. syn.: Armeria alpina, Armeria elongata (Hoffm.), Armeria scabra, Armeria sibirica, Armeria vulgaris, Statice armeria L.