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Great Thrift Ballerina Red in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Armeria Pseudoarmeria 'Ballerina red'

 

Great Thrift 'Ballerina Red'

A compact, evergreen perennial forming a neat tuft of grass-like foliage. It bears clusters of red flowers on wiry stems in Summer.

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plant Features
  • Great Thrift Ballerina Red likes full sun

    Full sun

  • Great Thrift Ballerina Red likes very little water

    Very little water

  • Great Thrift Ballerina Red is full frost hardy: 5f (-15°c)

    Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)

  • Great Thrift Ballerina Red likes light

    Light

 
plant information

Common name

Great Thrift 'Ballerina Red'

Latin name

Armeria Pseudoarmeria 'Ballerina red'

type

Herbaceous Perennials

family

Plumbaginaceae

ph

5.0 - 8.5 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Great Thrift Ballerina Red likes full sun

    Full sun

  • Frost

    Great Thrift Ballerina Red is full frost hardy: 5f (-15°c)

    Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)

  • Soil

    Great Thrift Ballerina Red likes light

    Light

  • Water

    Great Thrift Ballerina Red likes very little water

    Very little water

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full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Great Thrift Ballerina Red is 0.40meters x 0.35meters 0.40 M 0.35 M

Armeria Pseudoarmeria 'Ballerina red'

A compact, evergreen perennial forming a neat tuft of grass-like foliage. It bears clusters of red flowers on wiry stems in Summer.


Planting Season

From Early Spring TO Mid Spring

Plant container grown plants in moderately fertile, well-drained soil in spring.

 

Propagating by division

From Late Summer TO Early Autumn

Dig up a clump, and pull it gently apart, and re-plant any of the new clumps where required, watering well until established

 

Flowering

From Early Summer TO Late Summer

Armeria flower through Summer

 
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