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clove pink

Also known as: cottage pink; feathered pink; garden pink; grass pink; Indian eye; Mary's pink; mother of all pinks; pheasant's eye; pink; Scotch pink

An evergreen perennial with grey-green foliage creating a spreading mat. From late spring, upright flower stems carry small sprays of highly-scented, saucer-shaped flowers with fringed petals in a range of colours from deep red through pink to white, including bicolours

Scientific classification

Species: clove pink (Dianthus plumarius)
Genus: Dianthus
Family: Caryophyllaceae

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Toxicity: Herbaceous Perennial
Plant type: 0.1-0.5 metres
Height: 0.1-0.5 metres
Spread: Evergreen
Foliage: Matforming
Habit: Spring · Summer · Autumn · Winter
Season of interest: Full sun
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Distribution of clove pink

Distribution map

C and Southern Europe

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Culture

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Toxicity

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Quick identification of clove pink

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clove pink care guide

Moderate regular watering, allowing brief slight drying between soakings
Watering: Full sun
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Watering

Moderate regular watering, allowing brief slight drying between soakings

Fertilizing

Balanced perennial feed every four weeks from spring through summer

Pruning

Deadhead regularly to prolong flowering

Propagation

Propagate by seed sown in spring, or by softwood cuttings of non-flowering shoots in summer or by layering after flowering

Growing

Grow in a well-drained, neutral to alkaline soil in full sun. Prefers a soil enriched with well-rotted manure or garden compost and an application of a balanced fertiliser in spring

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