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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.

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    • Good to know
      Flowers in profusion and long-lasting when cut. Often fragrant (clove-scented).
    • Place of origin
      Europe, Asia, southern Africa.
    • Evergreen
    • Herbaceous
      Early in the year, typically January till end of March, herbaceous plants might be supplied in 9cm pots to ensure timely despatch.
    • harmful if eaten
      People and pets, i.e. cats, dogs, rabbits, rodents
    • may cause skin allergy
      People and pets, i.e. cats, dogs, rabbits, rodents
    • Bee friendly
    • Butterfly friendly
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    Dianthus - Growing Guide
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    Varieties

    DIANTHUS 'Arctic Star'
    alpine pinks
    Double, white, fragrant flowers.
     
    P9/0.5 Litre
    £6.50
    DIANTHUS 'Cranmere Pool'
    Off-white with magenta eye
     
    P9/0.5 Litre
    £6.50
    Available again from summer 2025
    Could be any time, June through to end August. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
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    DIANTHUS 'Devon Wizard'
    Reddish-purple with strong fragrance.
     
    P9/0.5 Litre
    £6.50
    DIANTHUS 'Doris'
    Light pink, salmon-pink eye, scented
     
    P9/0.5 Litre
    £6.50
    Available again from summer 2025
    Could be any time, June through to end August. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
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    DIANTHUS 'Gran's Favourite'
    White laced purple
     
    P9/0.5 Litre
    £6.50
    DIANTHUS 'Haytor'
    Outstanding pure white
     
    P9/0.5 Litre
    £6.50
    DIANTHUS 'Houndspool Cheryl'
    Hardy pink
    Double deep cherry-red, fringed petals
     
    P9/0.5 Litre
    £6.50
    Available again from summer 2025
    Could be any time, June through to end August. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
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    DIANTHUS 'Memories'
    large double pure white flowers in profusion. It is a variety with an extremely strong scent and will develop quickly into clumps in a border or in containers
     
    P9/0.5 Litre
    £6.50
    Available again from summer 2025
    Could be any time, June through to end August. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
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    DIANTHUS 'Moulin Rouge'
    Light pink flowers laced and blotched with deep purplish-red
     
    P9/0.5 Litre
    £6.50
    Available again from summer 2025
    Could be any time, June through to end August. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
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    DIANTHUS 'Mrs Sinkins'
    Old cottage white, heavily scented
     
    P9/0.5 Litre
    £6.50
    Available again from summer 2025
    Could be any time, June through to end August. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
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    DIANTHUS 'Valda Wyatt'
    Double rose-pink flowers, deeper at the base
     
    P9/0.5 Litre
    £6.50

    Useful extras...

    Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
    Recommended by the RHS. Contains Rootgrow™ mycorrhizal fungi. Suitable for all trees and shrubs (except rhododendrons, azaleas, heathers, cranberries and blueberries)
    Small - 60g sachet
    £3.00
    Medium - 150gm sachet
    £6.00
    Large - 360gram sachet
    £12.00
    Unavailable
    Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
    AFTER PLANT TOMATO FEED Liquid Concentrate with Bio stimulant is a high potash liquid concentrate containing seaweed extract, plant derived amino acids and other nutrients specifically formulated to benefit tomatoes and greenhouse plants.
    1ltr
    £8.50
    Fertilisers & Feeds - Vitax
    Improves vegetable, fruit and flower quality. Blood, Fish and Bone contains three major nutrients essential for strong and healthy growth.
    1.5 kg
    £6.50
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