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Thrift Joystick Red in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Armeria pseudoarmeria 'Joystick Red'

 

Thrift 'Joystick Red'

A compact, evergreen perennial forming a neat tuft of grass-like foliage from which arise wiry stems bearing a cluster of red flowers all through Summer.'Joystick Red' has taller stems than most armeria, as it was bred for use as a cut flower.

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plant Features
  • Thrift Joystick Red likes full sun

    Full sun

  • Thrift Joystick Red likes very little water

    Very little water

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

    Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)

  • Thrift Joystick Red likes light

    Light

 
plant information

Common name

Thrift 'Joystick Red'

Latin name

Armeria pseudoarmeria 'Joystick Red'

type

Herbaceous Perennials

family

Plumbaginaceae

ph

5.0 - 8.5 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Thrift Joystick Red likes full sun

    Full sun

  • Frost

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

    Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)

  • Soil

    Thrift Joystick Red likes light

    Light

  • Water

    Thrift Joystick Red likes very little water

    Very little water

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full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Thrift Joystick Red is 0.30meters x 0.05meters 0.30 M 0.05 M

Armeria pseudoarmeria 'Joystick Red'

A compact, evergreen perennial forming a neat tuft of grass-like foliage from which arise wiry stems bearing a cluster of red flowers all through Summer.'Joystick Red' has taller stems than most armeria, as it was bred for use as a cut flower.


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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