Latin name: Armeria maritima Family:  Plumbaginaceae

English name: Herb of falling in love

Description: Perennial herbaceous. Form of compact small pillow. Height: 20-30 cm. The leaves are always with a green intense color,  they are very narrow and linear. The flowers, of white, reddish, lilac or white color, are brought together in chapters surrounded with scabious bracts. It produces an abundant flowering in summer, and after this period, the foliage continues being very attractive. It does not need excessive dampness. It accepts poor and arid soils, web drained soils. It is necessary to eliminate the flowers when the corollas start fading up, to favor the formation of the new cocoons. It propagates for cuttings in summer and for division of bushes at the beginning of the spring. For seeds sowing in autumn and spring. It germinates in 14-21 days to 20ºC.

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Habitat: Light: The full sun. Suitable plant for culturing in the Mediterranean basin in sandy areas, with very decorative elongated and narrow leaves. In the cold regions, it is necessary to protect it during the winter covering it with dry leaves or with a wrapper of plastic

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Category IUCN: CR
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