Thrift -armeria maritima – is a coast plant usually associated with sea cliffs and also grows on shingle beaches and salt marshes, and tolerates wet or dry soils very well. It grows in sun or semi-shade and in gardens is ideal for gravelled areas or a rockery, where plants will attract bees and butterflies. Thrift is a low-growing plant with pin cushion flowers that appear at any time from March to September but look at their best in May. It has unusual foliage that forms a clump resembling a soft cushion. Thrift looks best alongside other native plants that grow well on sandy soils such as Sheep`s bit scabious, Tormentil, Common Toadflax, Lady’s Bedstraw, and Heather. Alternative names for Thrift are Sea Pink, Ladies` Cushions, Sea Clover, Sea thrift, `Nifty Thrifty, and Cliff Clover.Thrift -armeria maritima – is a coast plant usually associated with sea cliffs and also grows on shingle beaches and salt marshes, and tolerates wet or dry soils very well. It grows in sun or semi-shade and in gardens is ideal for gravelled areas or a rockery, where plants will attract bees and butterflies. Thrift is a low-growing plant with pin cushion flowers that appear at any time from March to September but look at their best in May. It has unusual foliage that forms a clump resembling a soft cushion. Thrift looks best alongside other native plants that grow well on sandy soils such as Sheep`s bit scabious, Tormentil, Common Toadflax, Lady’s Bedstraw, and Heather. Alternative names for Thrift are Sea Pink, Ladies` Cushions, Sea Clover, Sea thrift, `Nifty Thrifty, and Cliff Clover.
THRIFT Seeds
How to grow Thrift Seeds
Thrift seeds should be sown in spring or autumn, outside, where they are to flower or in seed trays and covered lightly in a sand or peat based compost. The seedlings can then be pricked out and grown on, for planting out later in the year