Dianthus plumarius

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Dianthus plumarius
 Pink
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Habit: herbaceous
Height: 25 cm
Width: 50 cm
Lifespan:
Origin: Europe, N Asia
Poisonous:
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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.


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