Pinks have elegant, usually feathered and sometimes fragrant flowers in rich pink to lilac shades. The very broad genus Dianthus consists of many annual, semiperennial to perennial species and may be divided into two major groups with distinct cultivation requirements: in general species with a narrow, silvery-gray foliage prefer a very well drained, rather rocky soil in full sun and are excellent for the rock garden, whereas species with larger, glossy green leaves grow best in a well drained, humus-rich soil in a sunny to partially shaded spot in the garden.
Sow flat in any well drained soil. Keep pots in a protected spot outside in full sun during winter. As with most hardy perennials, germination occurs with rising temperatures in late spring the following year. Transplant as soon as seedlings are strong enough in late spring to early summer.
All are USDA Climate Zone 6.
20 seeds per package.
Dianthus (Pinks)
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Dianthus barbatus (Sweet William)
50 (80)cm, Sweet William is a biannual to short-lived perennial with a broad and sweetly scented, dense terminal flower head in various pink (rarely white or red in the seeds offered) shades above broadly lanceolate, glossy, fresh green leaves. Originally native in the Balkan countries. For any humus rich soil in a sunny position. Readily self-sows under suitable conditions. V-VII.
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Dianthus monspessulanus ssp. sternbergii (Sternberg's Pink)
12 (20)cm, Sternberg's Pink makes dense, fresh green cushions with several stalks with rich pale pink, fringed flowers. Native of meadows in the Alps. Easily grown in any rich, very well drained spot in full sun. V-VI.
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Dianthus plumarius
20 (40)cm, makes dense cushions of bluish-green, linear leaves and upright stalks with quite large white, rose to pale pink flowers. Native of mountain meadows in Central Europe. Easily cultivated in any rich, very well drained soil in full sun. An excellent plant for the rock garden. V-VI.
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Dianthus rupicola ssp. rupicola (Cliff Pink)
20 (40)cm, Cliff Pink makes show terminal bright pink, fragrant flowers above narrow bluish green leaves in dense stands. From coastal cliffs in the Western Mediterranean. For any rich, very well drained soil in full sun. Not fully winterhardy, best grown in pots under frostfree conditions throughout the year. Keep plants drier in winter a minimum of some 5°C in full sun. V-VI.
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Dianthus superbus (Fringed Pink)
30 (45)cm, Fringed Pink is a herbaceous perennial from the northern hemisphere with beautiful, fragrant, quite large flowers with strongly dissected petals in rose shades. Easily cultivated in any rich, well drained soil in a sunny spot. V-VI.
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