About
Armeria caespitosa 'Bevan's Variety' is a low-growing, evergreen perennial that develops dense mats up to 15cm wide. It features slender, needle-like foliage and produces rosy-pink blooms on stems reaching heights of 5cm.
About the genus
Armeria consists of evergreen perennial plants that develop clumps or mats of narrow, strap-like foliage. They produce elongated flower stalks topped with compact clusters of small, cup-shaped blooms.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Soil type
- Chalk, Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Well-drained
- Aspect
- South-facing, East-facing
- Exposure
- Exposed
- UK hardiness
- H5
Plant details
- Plant type
- Alpine Rockery
- Habit
- Matforming
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Height
- Up to 10 cm
- Spread
- 0-0.1 metre
- Time to full height
- 5-10 years
- Suggested uses
- Coastal, Cottage and informal garden, Gravel garden, Patio and container plants, Rock garden, City and courtyard gardens, Wildlife gardens
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow in well-drained, poor to moderately fertile soil in an open situation in full sun
- Pruning
- No pruning required
- Propagation
- Propagate by division in early spring or after flowering
- Pest resistance
- Generally pest-free
- Disease resistance
- Generally disease-free