Armeria maritima ‘Alba’ – Sea Thrift

Description

Armeria maritima ‘Alba’ – Sea Thrift (Common Thrift, Sea Pink)

The white-flowered form of the beloved Sea Thrift, ‘Alba’ forms tidy, grass-like evergreen tufts topped with pristine white ball-shaped flower heads on slender stems from spring through fall. A California native that handles deer, drought, fire, and coastal conditions with ease, it’s a charming and versatile plant for rock gardens, borders, edging, containers, and cut flower arrangements. Attracts butterflies and is somewhat gopher resistant.

Key Features:

• Perennial subshrub; evergreen
• California native
• Deer, drought, fire, and coast tolerant
• Somewhat gopher resistant
• White ball-shaped flower heads spring through fall
• Attracts butterflies
• Excellent rock garden, ground cover, edging, pot, cut flower, and border plant

Growing Details:
Height: 6–10″ | Spread: 12″ | Flower spikes: 6–8″
Exposure: Full Sun | Water: Moderate/Dry
Bloom time: Spring–Fall | Bloom color: White
USDA Hardiness Zone: 4-10