Armeria maritima californica

  • Armeria maritima californica  California sea thrift
  • Armeria maritima californica  California sea thrift
California sea thrift

Mounding evergreen perennial 4 inches high, 8 inches wide, with pale pink pom-poms on 10 to 14 inch stems. Full sun, drought tolerant, fairly deer resistant. Good low border, in rock gardens, in sea coast gardens and meadows. This is the native armeria found on rocky bluffs. Bay Area native.