Sweet Williams and carnations are excellent long lasting cut flowers. Dianthus / Pinks. You may need to improve the soil by adding 2 inches of compost and one inch of manure. Dianthus caryophyllus is the 'Clove Pink' and the cultivar Mars is pictured right. Dianthus chinensis the 'China Pink'. Some varieties are called carnations, however with over 300 species, the variety available is huge. Our Dianthus plants for sale are shipped with well-established root systems. This sun plant is a fine addition for your cut flower garden. Dianthus Seeds and Plants. This new, rare and most-gorgeous, bone hardy, soundly perennial dark red Dianthus was used by Cleve West, to make a sensation when the Daily Telegraph garden won best in show at Chelsea 2011. Best of all, Dianthus are easy to grow with a minimum of five hours of full sun. Double crimson fragrant flowers. Dianthus Varieties and common names. This variety is also available as an annual. The low growing varieties are great in rock gardens and lining pathways. Durable, hardy, easy to grow ground cover deserves a spot in your perennial garden. Dianthus has it all, an easy care nature, attractive blooms, and sweetly fragrant flowers. Despite many of the the common names not all species and cultivars are pink. Dianthus for Sale. Dianthus have so much to offer, edible flowers, evergreen foliage, drought tolerant, fragrant and even cut flowers. Few seeds collected. Grow Dianthus in full sun and well drained soil. And it is yet another great plant for attracting bees and butterflies into the garden, and if content will naturalise moderately. Dianthus or “Garden Pinks” are a perennial plant used widely in gardens for many years. We have a range of over 150 heritage, new hybrids and species Dianthus and are constantly adding to our offering. Dianthus plants, commonly called Garden Pinks, produce a grass like foliage with an abundance of frilly flowers, some of which have a wonderful spicy fragrance. All perennial dianthus have pretty blue-green foliage that looks terrific paired with their deliciously fragrant pink, white, rose, yellow, red, or bi-colored flowers. The matt forming Dianthus deltoides is the 'Maiden Pink'. In late spring, hundreds of shocking magenta pink flowers contrast beautifully against evergreen silvery blue foliage.Flowers will often repeat again later in the summer when the weather turns cool.. They are not never all available at the same time, but most are available at some point throughout the year. Use Dianthus as an edging plant, in the front of the border, or in container gardens and window boxes; wherever you plant it, … Seasons of Interest: Evergreen foliage keeps the Dianthus interesting year-round and the long flowering season means the plant provides bright colors in spring, summer and fall. Dianthus is a diverse group of flowers, offering a wonderful range of colors and applications, from use in containers and mixed borders to cutflower, scented, cottage, butterfly, and heirloom gardens. Butterflies love the nectar-rich blooms, too. Dianthus barbatus are known as 'Sweet William' as well as 'pinks'. Dianthus are also popular cut flowers as are Allium, Echinacea, or Delphinium in a cut flower border. Petite carnation relatives, "pinks" are easy to grow for fancy, fragrant cut glowers. Attracts pollinators! Use perennial dianthus in mixed containers or plant them … Butterflies are attracted to Dianthus as well as Asters and Foxglove. 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