Sea Thrift Patio Planter in Luna Sphere

Your Sea Thrift planter should be used as a patio planter. This slow grower produces beautiful sea pink flowers that bloom from late spring to early summer. Deadhead frequently to encourage more flowering. Thrift's low mat of grassy green foliage looks good even when not in bloom.

LIGHT: Thrift prefers full sun for six to eight hours a day, which encourages the largest number of flowers and dries out the plant after rain and watering, but it can also tolerate part shade. Too much shade, however, will make thrift's foliage become lanky and the plant will bear fewer flowers.

SOIL & WATER: Make sure you provide thrift with well-drained soil, because rot can be a problem when it stays too wet. Don't add too much organic matter when planting and don't use any fertilizer. If the soil is sandy, add peat moss for improved drainage. Thrift grows in soil with all levels of pH. New thrift plants need moderately moist soil until they're established, but they don't like soggy soil.

TEMPERATURE & HUMIDITY: Thrift needs lots of sun, but the sun can come and go periodically throughout the day. Cool fall weather can kill off thrift.

FERTILIZER: Established plants should be fertilized once early in the growing season and once in summer.

PRUNING: Trimming thrift will spur new branching at the base. Cut back flowers as soon as they're finished to encourage a second round of blossoms.