Armeria maritima

Armeria maritima
Armeria maritima at Dunnet Head, Scotland
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Plumbaginaceae
Genus:	Armeria
Species:	A. maritima
Binomial name
Armeria maritima (Mill.) Willd.
Synonyms[1]
Androsace macloviana Cham. Armeria armeria (L.) H.Karst. nom. inval. Armeria campestris Wallr. Armeria duriuscula Bab. Armeria elongata Koch Armeria expansa Wallr. Armeria intermedia Link ex Boiss. Armeria miscella Merino Armeria montana G.Don ex Loudon Armeria planifolia Nyman Armeria pubescens B.Heyne ex Steud. Armeria pubescens Link Armeria rhenana Gremli Armeria vulgaris Willd. Statice armeria L. Statice maritima Mill.

Armeria maritima, the thrift, sea thrift or sea pink, is a species of flowering plant in the family Plumbaginaceae. It is a compact evergreen perennial which grows in low clumps and sends up long stems that support globes of bright pink flowers. In some cases purple, white or red flowers also occur. It is a popular garden flower and has been distributed worldwide as a garden and cut flower. It does well in gardens designed as xeriscapes or rock gardens. The Latin specific epithet maritima means pertaining to the sea or coastal.^[2]