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ARMERIA maritima 'Alba'
Plant Description
| Article Type: | (pure seed) |
| Life Cycle: | Perennial |
| Family: | Plumbaginaceae |
| Origin: | Europe, North Africa to Turkey, and North America |
| Special Features: | Flowers shaped like little drumsticks. |
| Historical: | Latin generic name may have originated because of its resemblance with the cluster-headed pink, DIANTHUS armeria. |
| Basic Colour: | (white / cream) |
| Flower Colour: | pure white |
| Natural Flowering Period: | May - July |
| Flowering: | First year flowering |
| Winter Hardiness Zones: |
Z3 - Z7
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| Foliage: | dark green, grass-like |
| Growth Habit: | cushion-forming / low-growing |
| Height with Flowers: | 20 cm |
| Spacing between Plants: | 30 cm |
| Soil Requirements: | dry / well-drained |
| Location: | |
| Characteristics: | groundcover |
| Usage: | honey-bee food plant / for the rock garden |
| Portion weight: | 0.136 Gram |
| Grams per 1000 seeds: | 0.64516 Gram |
| Seeds per Gram (does not correspond to the number of plants!): |
1550 |
| Gram to get 1000 plants (if sown directly into pots etc. you will need a larger quantity): |
2 Gram |
| Sowing Rates/Trays: | 2 per cell |
| Plug tray recommended size(s): | 128 / 288 |
| Sowing Direction: |
(16) See 15 with the exception of germination being slower and more irregular. This poses no problems. (15) Rapidly germinating, keep seed in constant moisture (not wet) with temperatures of about +20°C [68°F]. Seeds must be covered thinly. Do not cover very small seeds, but tightly press into the earth. Keep in cooler conditions after germination occurs.
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| Best Sowing Date (northern Hemisphere, Field condition): |
late autumn - early spring |
| Sowing to Germination: | 3 - 8 weeks |
| Germination to Transplant: | 4 - 6 weeks |
| Transplanting to Potting: | 4 - 6 weeks |
| Container Size(s): | 1 plug per 8/9 cm (3 1/2") / 1-2 plugs per 11/12 cm (4 1/2") |
| Fertilizer: | Light (100-150 ppm) |
