To encourage a longer blooming time, remove spent blossoms on a regular basis. You can either pluck the dead blooms with your hands or use bypass pruners to cut the stems. From mid- to late spring through early summer, deadhead the blossoms. How do you keep Armeria blooming? Thrifts are tidy plants with little round-headed …
Armeria maritima (Sea Thrift) is a small, evergreen perennial with spherical clusters of pink to lavender (or occasionally white) flowers on slender stalks that rise above the foliage. The plant blooms lavishly in mid to late spring, with irregular extra flowering throughout the summer. Sea Thrift grows as a dense, mounded tuft with dark green, …
Armeria should be planted in a sunny spot with dry, rocky, well-drained soil. These slow-growing perennials don’t like damp feet and will rot from the inside out if pushed to grow in moist soil. Don’t fertilize Armeria because they aren’t heavy feeders. They tend to flourish in arid conditions. Remove the old flower heads as …
