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Sea Pink

Scientific name: Armeria alliacea
Taxonomy
Family:Plumbaginaceae
Type:Evergreen shrubs
Native:NO
Plant Requirements
Zone:4 to 8
Sun:Full sun
Plant Characteristics
Height:0 ft
Width:1 ft
Bloom:Spring flowers
Bloom Time:May to June
Bloom Color:Pink
Additional Characteristics
Trees


Fruit

Leaves


Bark
Wildlife value

Poisonous
Description A favorite of the rock gardener, Sea Pink is a spring bloomer with pink flowers.

  Morphology:
This is a small evergreen perennial that grows to 6” in height and 12” in width. It forms a small round ed clump. The leaves are lanceolate in shape.
Flowering commences in early spring. The rounded flower heads are held aloft from the foliage below on slender spikes.

  Adaptation:
This plant is considered drought tolerant, and can counted on to survive on a wide array of soil types. It does best under conditions of full sun.

  Pests:
None.

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