| Scientific Name: | Armeria maritima |
| Common Name: | thrift |
| Family Name: | Plumbaginaceae |
| Origin: | B.C. west of Cascades, Canada - eastern, Europe |
| Hardiness Zone: | Zone 4: (-34 to -29 °C) |
| Plant Type: | Ground cover, Herbaceous perennial |
| Mature Size: | 0.2 - 0.4m x 0.1 - 0.3m (height x width) |
| Habit: | Dense |
| Form: | Mounded |
| Texture: | Fine |
| Landscape Uses: | Green roof technology, Ground cover, Perennial border, Rock garden, Small garden/space, Spring interest |
| Exposure: | Full sun, Part sun/part shade |
| Soil or Media: | Well-drained |
| Leaves: | Simple, Basal, Soft flexible, Glabrous, Linear, Entire |
| Flowers: | Spike, Pink, May-Jun |
| Fruit: | Capsule, Brown, Jul-Aug |
| Key ID Features: | |
| Leaves locally evergreen, tightly packed to form a small clump that's usually less than 30cm wide, basal, linear, 6-10cm long x 1-3mm wide; florets pink and in compact clusters on erect scapes (peduncles) about 15cm long. | |