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  • ARMERIA maritima 'Alba'
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    ARMERIA maritima 'Alba'

    Commonly known as Sea pink, Thrift

    Less common white form of thrift
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    Delivery Information
    Available again from summer 2025
    individually £11.50 each , 3+ £10.00 each 
    Available again from summer 2025 - Could be any time, June through to end August. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
     
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    • Good to know
      White form of our native thrift. Wildlife plant. Insects.
    • Pests & Diseases
      None if grown outside. Red spider mites, aphids, under glass.
    • Place of origin
      Mountain and coastal areas of the northern hemisphere.
    • Evergreen
      Linear, dark-green leaves 4-12cm (1½-5in) long.
    • White
    • Border
      Front of a border
    • Coastal / windswept
    • Rockery (inc alpine)
    • Fully hardy
    • Height
      20cm (8in)
    • Spread
      30cm (12in)
    • Alpine or rock plant
      These plants prefer well drained soil and are generally dwarf in habit.
    • Herbaceous
      Early in the year, typically January till end of March, herbaceous plants might be supplied in 9cm pots to ensure timely despatch.
      Clump-forming perennial. Flowers, to 2.5cm (1in) across are carried on stiff stems to 20cm (8in) long
    • Hardy - cold winter
      Hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters. May not withstand open/exposed sites or central/northern locations. Plant can withstand temperatures down to -15°C (5°F)
    • Spring Seasonal Interest
    • Summer Seasonal Interest
    • Well drained, dry, poor to moderately fertile soil
    • Full sun
    • Bee friendly
    • Mature Size
      20cm (8in)
      Herbaceous - guide for size not form Hand Trowel
        30cm (12in)
       
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    Useful extras...

    Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
    AFTER PLANT GROW YOUR OWN seaweed is ready to use liquid concentrate that was specially formulated be used on all edible plants.
    1ltr
    £8.50
    Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
    All-purpose organic concentrated seaweed feed that is a ready to use, derived from sustainable harvested kelp, that can be used on all outdoor and indoor plants, except acid loving plants. Perfect used in conjunction with Rootgrow™.
    1 ltr
    £8.50
    Vermin & Pest Control
    This is a non-biological non-chemical plant insecticide and mildewcide. Works against the physical motion of the insect. Perfect for all plants and edible crops.
    500 ml
    £8.00
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