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Dreameria® Sweet Dreams False Sea Thrift

Armeria pseudarmeria 'Sweet Dreams'

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Dreameria Sweet Dreams False Sea Thrift (Armeria pseudarmeria 'Sweet Dreams') at Green Acre Farm & Nursery

Dreameria® Sweet Dreams False Sea Thrift flowers

Dreameria® Sweet Dreams False Sea Thrift flowers

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Plant Height:  10 inches

Flower Height:  14 inches

Spread:  12 inches

Sunlight:  full sun  partial shade 

Hardiness Zone:  5a

Other Names:  Sea Pink

Brand:  Darwin Perennials

Description:

A breakthrough series, providing beautiful blooms from frost to frost; remove old flowers once a month for best re-blooming performance; perfect for massing in the garden or containers; very heat tolerant, and easy to grow

Ornamental Features

Dreameria® Sweet Dreams False Sea Thrift has masses of beautiful balls of lavender flowers with pink overtones at the ends of the stems from mid spring to mid fall, which are most effective when planted in groupings. The flowers are excellent for cutting. Its grassy leaves remain forest green in color throughout the year.

Landscape Attributes

Dreameria® Sweet Dreams False Sea Thrift is a dense herbaceous evergreen perennial with a mounded form. It brings an extremely fine and delicate texture to the garden composition and should be used to full effect.

This is a relatively low maintenance plant, and should be cut back in late fall in preparation for winter. It is a good choice for attracting butterflies to your yard, but is not particularly attractive to deer who tend to leave it alone in favor of tastier treats. It has no significant negative characteristics.

Dreameria® Sweet Dreams False Sea Thrift is recommended for the following landscape applications;

  • Rock/Alpine Gardens
  • Border Edging
  • General Garden Use
  • Groundcover
  • Container Planting

Planting & Growing

Dreameria® Sweet Dreams False Sea Thrift will grow to be about 10 inches tall at maturity extending to 14 inches tall with the flowers, with a spread of 12 inches. Its foliage tends to remain low and dense right to the ground. It grows at a slow rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 10 years. As an evegreen perennial, this plant will typically keep its form and foliage year-round.

This plant does best in full sun to partial shade. It is very adaptable to both dry and moist growing conditions, but will not tolerate any standing water. It is considered to be drought-tolerant, and thus makes an ideal choice for a low-water garden or xeriscape application. It is not particular as to soil type or pH, and is able to handle environmental salt. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments. This is a selected variety of a species not originally from North America. It can be propagated by division; however, as a cultivated variety, be aware that it may be subject to certain restrictions or prohibitions on propagation.

Dreameria® Sweet Dreams False Sea Thrift is a fine choice for the garden, but it is also a good selection for planting in outdoor pots and containers. It is often used as a 'filler' in the 'spiller-thriller-filler' container combination, providing a mass of flowers against which the thriller plants stand out. Note that when growing plants in outdoor containers and baskets, they may require more frequent waterings than they would in the yard or garden.

 
 
Hardiness Zone Plant Height Minimum Sunlight
Characteristics
Rock  Edging  Garden  Groundcover  Container 
Applications
Flowers  Texture  Plant Form  Attracts Wildlife 
Ornamental Features

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