(Bees Sea Pink)

Sea thrift is a short, evergreen perennial that originates from montane and coastal regions across the northern hemisphere. In the United States it grows in the western coastal states. In late spring through summer, small pink or white globe-like flowers appear atop grass-like foliage. Grow this tidy perennial in sites with full sun and perfectly drained average soil. It makes a fine addition to rock gardens, along the edge of a border, or in a trough or container garden. These are very prone to...

(Morning Star Sea Pink)

Sea thrift is a short, evergreen perennial that originates from mountain and coastal regions across the northern hemisphere. In the United States it grows in the western coastal states. In late spring through summer, small pink,,white or blood-red globe-like flowers appear atop grass-like foliage. Grow this tidy perennial in sites with full sun and perfectly drained average soil. It makes a fine addition to rock gardens, border edges, or trough and container gardens. These are very prone to root...

(Ballerina Red Sea Thrift, Sea Pink, Sea Thrift)

Flowering within 110 days of sowing, 'Ballerina Red' is a compact, early-blooming selection of Armeria pseudarmeria, a clump-forming perennial from west-central Portugal. It is available as plants or seed.

Low, dense rosettes of lance-shaped evergreen leaves give rise in late spring to spherical heads of red flowers on compact leafless stems. Deadheaded plants rebloom sporadically through summer.

Sea thrift prospers in full sun and well-drained soil, and fails in damp sites. It tolerates...

(Ballerina White Sea Thrift, Sea Pink, Sea Thrift)

Flowering within 110 days of sowing, 'Ballerina White' is a compact, early-blooming selection of Armeria pseudarmeria, a clump-forming perennial from west-central Portugal. It is available as plants or seed.

Low, dense rosettes of lance-shaped evergreen leaves give rise in late spring to spherical heads of white flowers on compact leafless stems. Deadheaded plants rebloom sporadically through summer.

Sea thrift prospers in full sun and well-drained soil, and fails in damp sites....

(Joystick White Sea Thrift, Sea Pink, Sea Thrift)

This long-blooming perennial, ‘Joystick White’ is a white-flowered selection of a small woody or semi-woody sea thrift native to the coast of Portugal. The plant is a much-branched low clump with lance-shaped green leaves. It blooms in summer with large, round clusters of small flowers atop a forest of leafless upright stems. It is a charming, extravagant show for a small plant and can be prolonged into autumn by deadheading.

In its native region, sea thrift is often found in full sun on very...

(Ballerina Sea Thrift, Sea Pink, Sea Thrift)

Flowering within 110 days of sowing, plants in the Ballerina Series are early-blooming selections of Armeria pseudarmeria, a low clump-forming perennial from west-central Portugal. They are available as plants or seed.

Dense rosettes of lance-shaped evergreen leaves give rise in late spring to spherical heads of red, white, or lilac flowers on compact leafless stems. Deadheaded plants rebloom sporadically through summer.

Sea thrift prospers in full sun and well-drained soil, and...

(Horseradish)

This hardy, coarse, deep-rooted perennial is the source of horseradish, the familiar, fiery condiment. It grows as a clump of large, toothed, puckered, dark-green leaves on long stems arising from a fleshy root that divides vigorously into offshoots and sends out tunneling stems to start new plants with such vigor that one plant soon becomes many. Unless dug out regularly, the new plants can become invasive pests. Even a tiny fragment of root left in the ground will grow a new plant.

From late...

(Red Chokeberry, Red Chokecherry)

Spring finds the red chokeberry teeming with clusters of small white flowers, and the autumnal display of fiery red leaves and thousands of red berries that last well into winter is second to none. A mounding, deciduous shrub native to the eastern United States, it typically forms a thicket by sending out underground stems (rhizomes) that turn up and emerge to make new plants. Individual plants are narrow and upright, with a cluster of small, thin, dark brown branches that flare out into a leafy,...

(Brilliant Red Chokeberry, Red Chokeberry)

Unexcelled red fall foliage, masses of small, plump red berries and glossy green leaves make the chokeberry 'Brilliantissima' whole-heartedly embraced by gardeners. A mounding, deciduous shrub native to the eastern United States, it typically forms a thicket by sending out underground stems (rhizomes) into nearby soil that rise and emerge to make new plants. Individual plants are narrow and upright, with a cluster of small, thin, dark brown branches that flare out into a leafy, rounded canopy. The...

(Oatgrass)

Arrhenatherum are perennial clump or tuft type grasses that are native to Eurasia, and grow from 9 to 60 inches tall and 12 to 24 inches wide. Used as ornamental grasses and as pasture in agriculture. Most have seed heads that form on top of tall stems, and some ornamental cultivars have variegated leaves.