Parts Used |
| Scientific Name | Armeria maritima |
| English Name | Sea Thrift |
| Portuguese Name | Arméria marítima, estancadeira, relva-de-Espanha, relva-do-Olimpo |
| German Name | Strand-Grasnelke, Gewöhnliche Grasnelke |
| Family | Plumbaginaceae |
| Origin | Western Europe |
| Habitat | Coastal areas, pastures and sea cliffs, low acid, dry, sandy soils. |
| Life Cycle | Perennial |
| Preferences Cultivation | Loamy or sandy soils. Sunlight, tolerates wind and marine gardens. Slowly, it expands and causes little tufts or "carpet". |
| Method of propagation | Sowing - germination takes 2 to 3 weeks when temperatures are around 15ºC. It may still be, when developed and after flowering, divide the clumps into individual pots or directly into their permanent positions, plantations should be by the end of spring or the beginning of summer. |
| Ornamental Characteristics | Flowering from June to August. H: 0.3 m, ᴓ 0.2 m |
| Description of smells and flavors | Unknown |
| Properties Medicinal | It is rarely used in medicine, but the dried flowers have antibiotic properties, are used in the treatment of obesity, nervous system disorders and urinary infections. |
| Properties Edibility | None |
| Properties Other | None |
| Contraindications / Side Effects / Comments | It should not be used externally as an antibiotic because it causes skin irritation and dermatitis. |
| Pests and diseases & how to fight them | Unknown |
| How and When to harvest and / or pruning and which parts used. How many cuts per year? | Part used: flowers. Pruning: if the old flowers are cut, it will induce the flowering of new. |
| Can be used in intercropping ( repellent / attractive ) or is biopesticide? | Attracts pollinators (bees, flies, beetles and butterflies). |
| Curiosity / Personal Experiences | The flower is the symbol of sympathy. |
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