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Dianthus cruentus Blood pink Z 5-9
Small but eye-catching carmine flowers held high on a leafless stem above basal foliage. Blooms in late spring-early summer
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Small but eye-catching carmine flowers held high on a leafless stem above basal foliage. Blooms in late spring-early summer
Size: 2-3’ x 6-9”
Care: sun in moist well-drained soil
Native: Balkans
Wildlife Value: Attracts bees & butterfliesFirst described in Spic. Fl. Rumel. 1: 186 1843.
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Dianthus deltoides Maiden pink Z 3-9
May - June and longer if deadhead bright pink or white
May – June and longer if deadhead, bright pink or white
Size: 8”x 12”
Care: Full sun well-drained soil, slightly alkaline
Native: Scotland to Norway
Awards: England’s Royal Horticultural Society Award of MeritDeltoides refers to the inverted V-shaped pocket at the base of the petals. D. deltoides 1st identified in 1671 by Pinax. Grown at America’s 1st botanic garden, Elgin Botanic Garden 1811.
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Dianthus gratianopolitanus Cheddar pink
Sun in well drained soil Z 3-8
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Summer, deep pink, fragrant flowers atop 6″ tall mounds of slender, silvery blue foliage.
Size: 6" x 16"
Care: Sun, moist well-drained to well-drained soil. Deer resistant.
Native: Northwest and central EuropeTheophrastus named Dianthus in the 4th century B.C., meaning “Jove’s flower.” The common name “pink” is from “pinct” referring to the jagged edge of the petals. Name “cheddar” from the Cheddar Gorge in England. American cultivation since 1800’s. Received England’s Royal Horticultural Society Award of Merit.
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Dianthus myrtinervius Albanina pink Z 4-9
Dark pink “pinks” with pale centers spring from dwarf cushions in early summer on this alpine.
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Dark pink “pinks” with pale centers spring from dwarf cushions in early summer on this alpine.
Size: 4” x 6”
Care: sun in well-drained soil
Native: AlbaniaTheophrastus named Dianthus in the 4th century B.C., meaning “Jove’s flower.” The common name “pink” is from “pinct” referring to the jagged edge of the petals. In 1629 John Parkinson described the Dianthus:”There remain divers sorts of wild or small Gilloflowers (which wee usually call Pinkes) to be entreated of, some bearing single, and some double flowers, some smooth, almost without any deepe dents on the edges, and some ragged, or as it were feathered. Some growing upright like unto Gilloflowers, others creeping… some of one colour, some of another, and many of divers colours.” This species collected before 1843.
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Dianthus subacaulis Pyrenees pink Z 5-9
Blue-grey, tight, flat foliage, spreads to form a carpet with single pink flowers held above the leaves in spring.
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Blue-grey, tight, flat foliage, spreads to form a carpet with single pink flowers held above the leaves in spring.
Size: foliage 1”, flowers 2” x 12”
Care: sun in well-drained soil
Native: Pyrenees mountains1st described in literature in Histoire des Plantes de Dauphiné, 1789.
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Dianthus sylvestris Woodland pink Z 4-8
Five, jagged-edged pink petals early summer on this sweet, fragrant flower.
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Five, jagged-edged pink petals early summer on this sweet, fragrant flower.
Size: 10” x 10”
Care: full sun in dry, well-drained soil
Native: Moutains of Central & So. EuropeBailey wrote: “pretty perennial border plant.” Collected before 1787.
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Draba aizoides Yellow Whitlow grass Z 3-8
Tiny yellow flowers in very early spring over succulent, evergreen cushions
Tiny yellow flowers in very early spring over succulent, evergreen cushions.
Size: 1” x 1”
Care: Full sun in well-drained soil.
Native: EuropeListed in Sanders’ Flower Garden, published in 1913 where it is described as “dwarf, compact-growing alpine, suitable for growing on old walls or on dry, sunny rockeries.” Draba is the classical Greek name for this plant which poultice was said to remedy lesions on fingers
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Dracocephalum botryoides Dragonhead Z 4-7
Fuzzy, grey, deeply divided foliage with baby pink blossoms in May-June
Fuzzy, grey, deeply divided foliage with baby pink blossoms in May-June
Size: 5” x 18”
Care: sun to part shade in well-drained soil
Native: Caucasus on rocky, stony slopes, and screes where it is now endangered.
Wildlife Value: provides nectar and pollen for bees1st described in 1812. Dracocephalum means “dragonhead,” referring the shape of the flower.
