Armeria arenaria

Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Armeria plantaginea, Willd. Glabrous: Lvs. linear-lanceolate, 3-7-nerved, acute or acuminate: scape tall; head dense and globular, the involucre white; pedicels as long as calyx-tube, the lobes ovate and long-aristate and as long as tube; pink. Cent, and S. Eu. Var. leucantha, Boiss. (A. dianthoides, Hornem. & Spreng.), has white fls. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.