DIANTHUS
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DIANTHUS
Commonly known as Hardy pink
Continuous flowering from JUN-SEPT
Genus of over 300 species of low-growing, evergreen subshrubs and perennials, annuals and biennials, including D. barbatus, Sweet William.
They are found in mountains and meadows in Europe, Asia and southern Africa and found homes in thousands of English cottage gardens.
Carnations are the taller in the family with pinks smaller with fewer petals and sometimes distinctly patterned. Most are fragrant, described as "clove-scented". Cultivars bred for gardens run into the tens of thousands.
Native representatives are D. deltoides, Maiden pink, a rare flower of dry grasslands, D. gratianopolitus, the extremely rare Cheddar pink of the Gorge, the county flower of Somerset and the Deptford pink, D. armeria.
Full Plant Details - Sun/Soil & other attributes
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Floweringlocal_floristJanlocal_floristFeblocal_floristMarlocal_floristAprlocal_floristMaylocal_floristJunlocal_floristJullocal_floristAuglocal_floristSeplocal_floristOctlocal_floristNovlocal_floristDec
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Pests & Diseases
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Place of origin
Garden origin. UK. 1980. Whetmans Pinks, Dawlish, Devon -
Evergreen
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Red
Cherry red -
Double
Multi rows of petals, no stamen showing4-6cm (1½-2½in) across -
Fully hardy
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Height
30cm (12in) -
Spread
30cm (12in)
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HerbaceousCompact, bushy perennial. Sport from 'Doris'
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Hardy - very cold winter
Hardy in all of UK and northern Europe. Plant can possibly withstand temperatures down to -20°C (-4°F) -
Scented flowers
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Summer Seasonal Interest
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Fertile well drained soil
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Neutral to alkaline soil
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Full sun
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may cause skin allergy
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Bee friendly
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Butterfly friendly
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Mature Size30cm (12in)
30cm (12in)
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