sea pink

Coming to the rocky places, we find tufts of the flower known as Sea Pink or Thrift.

About it grow great tufts of sea-pink, whose flowers, save here and there a belated bloom or two, have long since gone to seed.

The caterpillar feeds on the roots of thrift or sea-pink (Armeria vulgaris), and is full grown about June.

The springy tufts of sea-pink which cover the island offer more resistance and a firmer foothold than the sandy earth.