Exposure • Sun • Part sun

Soil Moisture Needs • Dry • Average

Growth Rate in the Garden • Fast

Season of Interest (Foliage) • Summer • Fall • Spring

Season of Interest (Flowering) • Spring • Summer

Bloom Color • Red

Attributes • Easy to Grow • Container • Drought Tolerant • Rock Garden • Evergreen • Salt Tolerant • Long Blooming • Good Cut Flowers

Water Requirements • Prefers well-drained soil

Riverbend Nursery (AKW)

Armeria pseudarmeria 'Ballerina Red'

False Sea Thrift

This broader leaved Armeria is evergreen! Large 1" red pom pom flower clusters on a sturdy stem dancing above the foliage. The Ballerina series includes compact, uniform varites that is a heavy spring bloomer and with deadheading will rebloom thru the summer months. Great for planting in mass, borders or containers.

Armeria (ahr-mee'-ri-ah)

Family: Plumbaginaceae · Common Name: Thrift

Attractive globe-shaped clusters of flowers on slender stems, May to June. Grassy foliage forms low mounds, excellent for rock gardens or garden's edge. Tolerant of dry, poor and even salty soils.