Perennials & Biennials
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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 pinifolius Pineleaf garden pink Z 4-9
Crimson clusters on wiry stems high above narrow-leaved, glaucous foliage, blooming in late spring to early summer
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Crimson clusters on wiry stems high above narrow-leaved, galucious foliage, blooming in late spring to early summer
Size: 12” x 6”
Care: sun in moist well-drained to well-drained soil
Native: Balkan Peninsula & RomaniaDescribed before 1796.
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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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Dicentra eximia syn Lamprocapnos , Fringed bleeding heart Z 4-8
May to October, dangling rose pink heart-shaped panicles
May to October, dangling rose pink heart-shaped panicles.
Size: 8” x 8”
Care: Part shade, moist to moist well-drained soil
Native: Mountains from New York to Georgia
Wildlife Value: Nectar source for hummingbirds & White swallowtail butterfly.Dicentra derived from Greek dis meaning two and kentros meaning spurs. Introduced to gardens by John Bartram in mid-1700’s. Recommended by Gertrude Jekyll, mother of mixed perennial borders, in 1908.
**LISTED AS OUT OF STOCK BECAUSE WE DO NOT SHIP THIS ITEM. IT IS AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE AT OUR RETAIL LOCATION.
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Dicentra spectablis Alba White bleeding heart Z 3-9
Dangling alabaster, heart shaped blossoms
May – June classic sprays of dangling alabaster, heart shaped blossoms. One of the best.
Size: 36" x 18"
Care: Part shade to shade in moist well-drained soil. Deer resistant.
Native: Japan & China
Wildlife Value: attracts hummingbirds
Awards: England's Royal Horticultural Society Award of Garden Merit.Dicentra derived from Greek dis meaning “two” and kentros meaning “spurs” because the flowers have two spurs. Spectabilis means “worthy of notice.” This white form was available by 1877.
