General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 2 -45.6 °C (-50 °F) to -42.8 °C (-45°F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Plant Height: 4-6 inches
Plant Spread: 6-12 inches
Leaves: Evergreen
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Pink
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Suitable Locations: Beach Front
Xeriscapic
Alpine Gardening
Uses: Provides winter interest
Cut Flower
Dried Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Rabbit Resistant
Squirrels
Tolerates dry shade
Drought tolerant
Salt tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Other info: Hybrids will not come true from seed.
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Other: Division should be done in late summer. Lift the plant and cut into separate plants with a sharp knife, making sure that each piece has healthy roots. Plant and water in.
Pollinators: Beetles
Moths and Butterflies
Flies
Bumblebees
Bees
Various insects
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil

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Alternative cultivar names:
  • 'Düsseldorfer Stolz'
  • 'Dusseldorfer Stolz'

Common names
  • Sea Thrift
  • Pink Thrift
  • Sea Pink
  • Common Thrift
Also sold as:
  • Dusseldorf Pride
  • Duesseldorfer Stolz

Photo Gallery

Date: 2018-05-17
Location: Nora's Garden - Castlegar BC
Date: 2016-05-15
 8:07 pm. Just about fully open in less than two weeks.

Date: 2018-05-17
Location: Sissinghurst Gardens England
Date: 1995  June 6
Armeria maritima 'Dusseldorf'
Location: Heathcote Ontario Canada
Date: spring
Armeria maritima 'Dusseldorf Pride' good ground cover
Location: Nora's Garden - Castlegar BC
Date: 2016-05-09
 2:56 pm. Name Tag reads Dusseldorf Pride. Stolz , in German, is
Location: Nora's Garden - Castlegar BC
Date: 2016-05-02
 12:29 pm. A great show of buds promises a good show of blooms.
Location: Botanical Garden Meise (near Brussels - Belgium)
Date: 2023-05-20
Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2020-05-25
Location: Meadowlark Botanical Garden, Fairfax, Virginia (May 2022)
Date: 2022-05-01

Photo courtesy of Joy Creek Nursery
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