Great thrift "Ballerina Red"
Large flowered Thrift "Ballerina Red" - Armeria formosa = Armeria latifolia.
The original globular inflorescences rise beautifully above the leaf cushions. The plant is about 40 cm high.
Narrow linear leaves are collected in a rosette. Flowers in capitate inflorescences up to 4 cm in diameter.
A very undemanding plant. Drought-resistant. It achieves the greatest decorative effect when planted in sunny places with light, permeable soil.
Used for rock gardens, rockeries and groups, it is possible to use for cutting.
Agrotechnics.
Sowing: end of April - May.
The emergence of seedlings: at a soil temperature of + 16 + 18 ° C, seedlings appear in 14-21 days.
Distance between plants: 15-20 cm.
Can be grown through seedlings, while sowing is necessary in February - March in boxes. With an early sowing period, flowering is possible in the fall of the same year.
The plant does not like calcareous soil.
The original globular inflorescences rise beautifully above the leaf cushions. The plant is about 40 cm high.
Narrow linear leaves are collected in a rosette. Flowers in capitate inflorescences up to 4 cm in diameter.
A very undemanding plant. Drought-resistant. It achieves the greatest decorative effect when planted in sunny places with light, permeable soil.
Used for rock gardens, rockeries and groups, it is possible to use for cutting.
Agrotechnics.
Sowing: end of April - May.
The emergence of seedlings: at a soil temperature of + 16 + 18 ° C, seedlings appear in 14-21 days.
Distance between plants: 15-20 cm.
Can be grown through seedlings, while sowing is necessary in February - March in boxes. With an early sowing period, flowering is possible in the fall of the same year.
The plant does not like calcareous soil.
Eng.: Great thrift, Large flowered Thrift. Bot. syn.: Armeria latifolia Willdermann, Armeria formosa.