Armeria pseudarmeria 'BALLERINA RED'

Armeria pseudarmeria 'BALLERINA RED'
great thrift

SIZE/TYPE	low perennial
USUAL HEIGHT	0.2-0.3m
USUAL WIDTH	0.2-0.3m
LEAVES	evergreen broadleaf
COLOUR OF LEAVES	green
FLOWERS	showy
COLOUR OF FLOWERS	red
BLOOMING TIME	April - June
LOCATION	full sun
SOIL TYPE	any (acidic to alkaline)
SOIL MOISTURE REQUIREMENTS	evenly moist but well-drained
USDA zone (lowest)	6 (down to -23°C)
WINTER PROTECTION
FOR ZONE 5+6
FOR ZONE 7
BELONGS TO CATEGORIES	Perennials Evergreen broadleaf

Great thrift or false thrift is a rocky perennial which is native to west coast of Portugal. It is renowned for great durability and reliability which is why all armerias are popular and cultivated almost all around the world where they are hardy. Great thrift has larger (wider) leaves than sea thrift and offers white, pink, red, and magenta flowers.

Ballerina Red is a great thrift variety from the Ballerina series with large, globular flower heads composed of rosy red flowers. Flowers are produced continuously from April till June atop strong, 20-30 cm tall stems. Evergreen leaves are narrowly lanceolate to almost linear, medium green, soft, and form a handsome ground-covering cushion.

Thrifts love open, sunny locations, free draining, and poor to moderately fertile soil. Do not fertilize. They will be happy with a little bit of rain once in a while. What they hate are water-logged (clay-based) soils with standing water during and after the rain, yet they dislike too dry locations. Being used to saline environment they cope well with road salt; therefore, they are ideal alongside streets and pavements which are salt-sprayed in winter. Hardy to min. -24 °C (USDA zone 6).

Last update 11-04-2023

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