Dianthus plumarius

Plant Characteristics
Origin:	✈	Europe, N Asia

Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Dianthus plumarius in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Dianthus plumarius L. (D. scoticus Hort.). Common or Garden Pink. Low, tufty, 25 cm: stems simple or forked: plant blooming in spring and early summer, very fragrant: lvs. elongate-linear, keeled, spreading or recurved, thickish, 1-nerved, blue-glaucous: fls. medium size, rose-coloured (varying in cult. to purple, white and variegated), the blade of the petal fringed a fourth or fifth of its depth; calyx cylindrical, with short broad-topped mucronate bracts. Austria to Siberia. Hardy. Much used in old-fashioned gardens as edging for beds. There are double-fld. forms. A more continuous-blooming form is catalogued as var. semperflorens. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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