Scientific Name: Armeria pseudarmeria
Common Name: perennial armeria
Family Name: Plumbaginaceae
Origin: Europe
Hardiness Zone: Zone 6: (-23 to -18 °C)
Plant Type: Herbaceous perennial
Mature Size: 0.2 - 0.4m x 0.1 - 0.3m (height x width)
Habit: Stiffly upright
Form: Mounded
Texture: Fine
Landscape Uses: Alpine, Container planting, Cut flower or foliage, Dried flower or fruit, Perennial border, Rock garden, Small garden/space, Spring interest
Exposure: Full sun
Soil or Media: Well-drained
Leaves: Simple, Basal, Soft flexible, Glabrous, Spatulate, Entire
Flowers: Spike, White, Violet, Purple, Pink, Red, Dark-red, Jun-Jul-Aug
Fruit: Capsule, White, Sep
Key ID Features:
Leaves basal, most spatulate, 8-16cm long x 8-15mm wide; umbel-like rounded spikes 2-4cm wide on peduncles 15-40cm long, florets <1cm wide, white, pink, red, or violet-purple in summer.