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Collection of perennials for coastal borders
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The collection consists of:
- x 1 Sea Thrift or Sea Pink 'Alba': a small plant forming a cushion of fine green leaves even in winter, topped with small umbels of white flowers from May to July. This perennial does not exceed 20 cm high, but it spreads on the ground. Perfect for bordering flower beds or rockeries.
- x 1 Sea Holly: a botanical species from coastal areas, forming an upright, 60 cm high tuft, with persistent, bluish-green, cut, tough, and very spiny foliage. From June to September, this thistle produces round, remarkable metallic blue flower heads.
- x 1 Sea Lavatera or Spanish Mallow: a fast-growing but short-lived woody perennial with an upright, bushy habit reaching 1.50 m high and 1 m wide. It has persistent, velvety, beautiful ash-green foliage and 4 cm cup-shaped, bicoloured flowers in white, washed with lilac pink, with a magenta centre from June to October.
- x 1 Sea Kale: a cousin of our vegetable kale that is cultivated as much for its edible young shoots as for its beauty. This plant reaches 60 cm high when flowering and 50 cm wide. It forms a tuft of superb curly, bluish-green leaves with white, cloudy, fragrant flowers between May and July.
Each of these perennial plants appreciates the sun and the conditions of the seaside. With a lesser or greater degree of resistant to frost and drought, they will thrive particularly well in sandy, rather poor soils that do not retain too much moisture in winter. Limestone is well tolerated. They can compose the basic structure of a rockery: place the Sea Thrift, Sea Holly, and Sea Kale in the front, and the Sea Lavatera in the background. To allow these three plants to fully flourish, keep a distance of 60 to 80 cm between each one. Ideally, plant them between large stones. The Sea Lavatera is the least frost-resistant (to -7 °C at its peak) and it does not live more than 5 years, but it can be easily propagated by cuttings and seeds.
Grow these coastal perennials with other species that appreciate the same environments: rockroses, lavenders, Corsican spurge, Globularia trichosantha, or Senecio mandraliscae. You can create very decorative scenes in rocky flower beds and gravel beds.
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Plant these coastal perennial plants in very well-drained, even poor and sandy soil which is moist to dry in summer, slightly chalky, neutral, or slightly acidic. They require sunlight. They are resistant to wind and sea spray and their main enemy is excess moisture. In clay soils, incorporate plenty of coarse sand and gravel to improve drainage before planting. Remove faded flowers. Prune the lavatera quite short in early spring.
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Hardiness is the lowest winter temperature a plant can endure without suffering serious damage or even dying. However, hardiness is affected by location (a sheltered area, such as a patio), protection (winter cover) and soil type (hardiness is improved by well-drained soil).
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The flowering period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions located in USDA zone 8 (France, the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Netherlands, etc.)
It will vary according to where you live:
In temperate climates, pruning of spring-flowering shrubs (forsythia, spireas, etc.) should be done just after flowering.
Pruning of summer-flowering shrubs (Indian Lilac, Perovskia, etc.) can be done in winter or spring.
In cold regions as well as with frost-sensitive plants, avoid pruning too early when severe frosts may still occur.
The planting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions located in USDA zone 8 (France, United Kingdom, Ireland, Netherlands).
It will vary according to where you live:
The harvesting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions in USDA zone 8 (France, England, Ireland, the Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...) fruit and vegetable harvests are likely to be delayed by 3-4 weeks.
In warmer areas (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), harvesting will probably take place earlier, depending on weather conditions.
The sowing periods indicated on our website apply to countries and regions within USDA Zone 8 (France, UK, Ireland, Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...), delay any outdoor sowing by 3-4 weeks, or sow under glass.
In warmer climes (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), bring outdoor sowing forward by a few weeks.