Guide to spotting wildflowers


30.06.2008

Thrift flower

Thrift

Armeria maritima

Flowering time:  April-October

Size: Low cushion, flowers to 20cm

Where to find it: Common around coasts, on cliffs and salt marshes, inland on mountain ledges

 

A very distinctive and familiar plant with its head of pink flowers.



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