Dianthus carthusianorum
(Carthusian Pink)
Family - Caryophyllaceae
Category - Perennial
Origin - Southern and Central Europe
Season of Interest - Summer
Hardiness - H7
Height - up to 50cm
Width - 20cm
Location - The Terrace
Description: An Evergreen Perennial with a tufted habit and upright stems. Grey-green leaves are linear in shape with pointed tips. Bright magenta-pink flowers have five overlapping petals with toothed margins and darker calyces. The flowers are held in clusters atop tall, slender stems and are produced throughout the summer. Good for use as cut flowers and attractive to pollinating insects.
Additional common name German Pink.
Flower:
Bright magenta-pink flowers have five overlapping petals with toothed margins and darker calyces. The flowers are held in clusters atop slender, upright stems and are produced from June through August. Occasionally flowers may be white.
Flower colour: Pink
Flower shape: Five-petaled flowers in clusters
Flowering time: June, July, August
Foliage:
Slender grey-green leaves are linear in shape with pointed tips. The leaves are held at the base of the plant and in opposite pairs on the flowering stems.
Foliage Senescence: Evergreen
Foliage Shape: Linear
Propagation:
Seed, cuttings.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun in well-drained soil.