About ninety types of thrifts can be met on the Mediterranean coast, in mountainous areas of Europe, in South America and also in Siberia and Mongolia. Cultivars of thrifts are popular with gardeners of the whole world.
Origin of the name
This flower grows in wild look on seaside dunes. Perhaps, from here its name which is translated "near the sea". Other version - accord with French "armoires" that is meant by ""bearded carnation"". The thrift and really something is similar to it. Flowers of thrift happen different hypostases red and also white and violet. Small flowers connect in spherical, very beautiful inflorescences which please gardeners throughout almost all summer with the bright gentle spheres.
Types and grades of thrifts:
Alpine thrift
The perennial, pleases with curtains up to 30 cm in the diameter and up to 15 cm in height, respectively diameter of inflorescence about 3 cm. Blossoming begins with arrival of summer. The most useful and pleasant application it is look finds on flower borders – here it looks perfectly. Especially effectively the grade of "Laucheana" which burns with carminic-red flame of the inflorescences looks.
Beautiful thrift
Evergreen perennial from 20 to 60 cm in height. The lowest - grade of "Thrift", and the highest - grade of "Bees Ruby" which well looks in single landings. Its advantages: winters under snow, and blossoms white, pink or red spheres in the summer.
Seaside thrift
Its dense thickets can be met on the seashore, it is very unpretentious, drought-resistant. This look since May to the middle of July blossoms, however it is beautiful even without flowers. At good leaving can blossom in the fall. The thrift seaside most often is landed near reservoirs and in stony gardens, using grades "Düsseldorf Stoltz", Bladstone and "Vindiktiv" who differ in effective shades of red color.
Turfy thrift
This perennial has come from the Pyrenean mountains, and it blossoms in the pink and red colors which are completely closing leaves for 40-50 days. If the soil not too damp and for the winter to close leaves, it blossoms longer. Some of popular grades: Zyunderman with large smooth pink colors and also grade "Bivenz Verayeti" - it will surprise with terry inflorescences of aristocratic light pink color. The best application for these beauties - mini-rock garden.
Fine thrift
Perennial with large flowers - up to 5 cm. It just shines in white, red or pink color. It is really fine flower, especially if to plant it in artificially built rock – the contrast between tenderness of flower and fortress of the rock makes great esthetic impression.
Arctic thrift
Grassy dvukhletnik up to 20 cm who is used in stony gardens. Usually there are about 10 peduncles to spheres of 2.5 cm which "live" June and July. Also very effectively looks near rough texture of stone.
Combination to other plants
If to use such properties of thrift as unpretentiousness, duration of blossoming and variety of types, then it is possible to create excellent rock garden or stony garden. Try to combine thrift with the following plants:
- Wormwood;
- Kotovnik;
- Chistets;
- Hand bells.
And, undoubtedly, such corner which not to compare to anything on grace and charm will turn out.
For example, ""The thrift the ballerina"" perfectly adjoins to white grades of antemis, forget-me-nots, argirantemumy and anemones. As well other grades can be combined according to these recommendations or the imagination.