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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.
Further Reading....
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Evergreen - leaves of all species and cultivars are linear to lance-shaped, mostly pointed, blue-grey or grey-green with a waxy bloom.
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Herbaceous - Early in the year, typically January till end of March, herbaceous plants might be supplied in 9cm pots to ensure timely despatch. - low growing, evergreen subshrubs, annuals, perennials and biennals.
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Additional Features - Good to know - - flowers in profusion and long-lasting when cut. Often fragrant (clove-scented). -
Pests & Diseases - aphids, slugs, rust, virus diseases, Fusarium wilt. -
Place of origin - Europe, Asia, southern Africa. -
Garden Location/Conditions - Coastal / windswept -
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Soil Conditions - Fertile well drained soil -
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Neutral to alkaline soil
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Wildlife - Bee friendly - -
Butterfly friendly
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Dianthus - Growing Guide
Herbaceous Plants - Video Collection
- Dividing Herbaceous Perennials - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Spring Planting Osteospermums - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Dividing Summer Perennials - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Dividing summer flowering Hemerocallis - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Summer propagation - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Self-seeding aquilegia - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Supporting Plants - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Dead heading meconopsis - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Dead heading Delphiniums - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Feeding herbaceous peonies - Video Tip ondemand_video
Buy Varieties of DIANTHUS
DIANTHUS 'Houndspool Cheryl' >
Commonly known as: Hardy pink.
Double deep cherry-red, fringed petals
DIANTHUS 'Moulin Rouge' >
Commonly known as: Hardy pink.
Light pink flowers laced and blotched with deep purplish-red
Useful extras...
Fertilisers & Feeds - Vitax
Q4 Pelleted Fertiliser
A useful fertiliser suitable for use on a wide variety of plants. Q4 provides all the nutrients and trace elements essential for vigorous growth, abundant flowering and ripening of fruit.
3 options from £6.00
Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
All-purpose Seaweed Stimulant
All-purpose organic concentrated seaweed feed that is a ready to use, derived from sustainable harvested kelp, that can be used on all outdoor and indoor plants, except acid loving plants.
Perfect used in conjunction with Rootgrow™.
Only £7.50
