Alba Sea Thrift Armeria

Alba Sea Thrift Armeria (Armeria maritima 'Alba') is a charming, tufted perennial beloved for its perfectly round pompom-like clusters of pure white flowers that float above a mound of narrow, grass-like evergreen foliage. A coastal native with exceptional adaptability, this delicate-looking yet remarkably tough plant brings clean, cottage-style elegance to rock gardens, borders, and container arrangements.

Grown from professional-grade nursery stock, Alba Sea Thrift arrives with a strong, well-established root system ready to thrive in challenging conditions including coastal exposure, rocky soils, and dry slopes. Its compact, mounding habit makes it an ideal edging plant, rock garden specimen, or front-of-border accent, and it pairs beautifully with ornamental grasses, lavender, and other Mediterranean-style perennials.

• Pure White Pompom Blooms: Perfectly spherical clusters of snow-white flowers rise on slender stems above the foliage mound in spring and early summer, creating a charming, cottage-garden aesthetic with minimal fuss.
• Drought & Salt Tolerant: A true coastal native, Alba Sea Thrift is exceptionally tolerant of salt spray, wind, and dry conditions once established, making it a top choice for challenging seaside and xeriscape gardens.
• Evergreen Mounding Foliage: Compact, grass-like evergreen leaves form tidy, dense mounds that provide year-round structure and texture in borders, rock gardens, and edging applications.
• Pollinator Friendly: The white flowerheads attract bees and beneficial insects during their spring and early summer bloom period, supporting local pollinator populations.
• Professional Grade Root System: This plant arrives with a healthy, well-developed root system that establishes reliably and thrives with very little supplemental care.

This 4" healthy live plant thrives in full sun with excellent drainage and low to moderate water once established — it is highly drought tolerant and does not perform well in consistently wet or poorly drained soils. Alba Sea Thrift is a cold-hardy perennial suited to USDA Hardiness Zones 4–8. Mature height reaches 6–10 inches with a spread of 10–12 inches. Primary bloom time is spring to early summer (April–June), with possible rebloom if deadheaded promptly.