Armeria maritima ‘Splendens’ – Sea Thrift

Description

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

A vibrant California native, ‘Splendens’ is one of the showiest Sea Thrift selections, producing rich deep rose-pink ball-shaped flower heads on slender stems above tidy, grass-like evergreen tufts from spring through fall. Tough and adaptable — tolerating deer, drought, fire, and coastal conditions — it’s a perfect low-maintenance 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
• Deep rose-pink 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: Deep rose pink
USDA Hardiness Zone: 4-10