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Virtually disease and pest free, it is deer resistant and attracts bees and butterflies.

In richer soils the leaves tend to fall outwards leaving an open center.

Best in full sun, in infertile, dry, well-drained soils.

Clumps will spread slowly and will need dividing only when the plant centers become bare.

The flowers can be used as cut flowers too. A charming little plant that is ridiculously easy to grow and is perfect for edging walks or borders. Sea Thrift forms a dense, mounded tuft of grass-like, dark green leaves that will spread slowly. Blooming profusely in mid to late spring, sporadic additional flowering may occur throughout the summer.

Armeria maritima (Sea Thrift) is a compact, evergreen perennial boasting round clusters of pink to lavender (or sometimes white) flowers borne atop slender stalks that rise well above the foliage.