Description
Fragrant pale pink flowers.
Silver compact foliage with pale pink flowers. The plant remains as a small mound, producing the delicately perfumed flowers. Ideally grown in the alpine rock garden or container.
Flowering: Spring-Summer
Hardiness: Hardy
Height: 5-15cm
Spread: 25cm
Further information:
This compact dianthus needs very little attention. The flowers will die back needing no cutting back.
Common Name:
Life Cycle: perennial
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Foliage: linear / lanceolate
Basic Colour: ( pink )
Flower Colour: pink
Natural Flowering: May – July
Winter Hardiness: Fully Hardy
Height with Flowers: 15cm
Soil Requirements: average / dry / well-drained / sandy
Soil ph: alkaline / neutral
Location: container / rock garden / Mediterranean / crevice garden
Usage: ornamental / bee food plant / attracts butterflies
Pruning: deadhead to encourage further blooms
Tolerates: drought tolerant / salt tolerant / deer resistance / rabbit resistance
Origin: Balkan Peninsula, Turkey
Elizabeth Telford (verified owner) –
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Nice strong plant
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