Scientific Name:
Armeria
x
hybrida
Pronunciation:
ar-MEER-ee-uh
Common Name:
hybrid thrift
Family Name:
Plumbaginaceae
Plant Type:
Broadleaf evergreen, Ground cover
Key ID Features:
Leaves long, narrow, linear, and tightly packed, most 1-2mm wide x 10-15cm long; florets commonly pink, in rounded compact clusters on erect scapes (peduncles) about 15cm long.
Habit:
Arching, Dense
Form:
Mounded
Texture:
Medium - fine
Mature Height:
0.2 - 0.4m
Mature Spread:
0.1 - 0.3m
Growth Rate:
Moderate
Origin:
Garden origin (A. alliacea x A. maritima ... or x pseudarmeria?)
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 4: (-34 to -29 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun, Part sun/part shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Landscape Uses:
Ground cover, Perennial border, Rock garden, Summer interest
Additional Info:
Google. Cultivars shown include A. 'Bees Ruby'.
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Basal
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Colour in Summer:
Dark-green
Shapes:
Linear
Apices:
Acute
Margins:
Additional Info:
to 15cm long
Inflorescence Type:
Spike, Head-like
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
5
Corolla Shape:
Campanulate
Ovary Position:
Superior
Colour (petals):
Showy, White, Purple, Pink, Red
Flower Time at Peak:
Jun, Jul, Aug
Additional Info:
3-4cm wide
Fruit Type:
Capsule
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Sep, Oct
Additional Info:
Not showy,
Bark or Stem Colour:
Pest Susceptibility:
(Pest resistant, Disease resistant, Drought tolerant)
Course(s):
- not used (on campus)
Location(s):
- (CGW) Community Garden West : unknown hybrid cv. - similar to A. pseudarmeria 'Ballerina Lilac'