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Armeria splendens

Armeria splendens is a small evergreen subshrub from the mountains of southern Spain (Sierra Nevada), grown for its pink flower heads. It needs sharp drainage and full sun to thrive.

Family

Plumbaginaceae (Plumbagin family)

Grows as

Shrub

Light

Full sun

Water

Water moderately during the growing season and let the soil dry out between waterings; avoid waterlogging, especially in winter.

Soil

Free-draining, gritty or sandy mix, neutral to alkaline; add grit or lime if soil is heavy.

Temperature

Hardy to around -10 °C when the soil is dry; protect from prolonged wet cold.

How easy

Moderate

Native range

S. Spain (Sierra Nevada)

Climate

temperate

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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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