Carnations, sweet William, pinks! Dianthus are fun and useful flowers to grow in a perennial garden. Sweetly scented and available in a range of flower colors, dianthus are easy-going and low-maintenance. Kevin Espiritu will give you all you need to grow them.
Dianthus plants come in annual, perennial, or biennial varieties and are sometimes called "pinks," referring to the "pinked" or fringed edges of the dainty flower petals. Perennial dianthus plants return every year. They are easy to grow and bloom best when given plenty of sun, but they don't like the high heat of mid-summer. They prefer slightly alkaline soil and will go dormant with frost or ...
Dianthus is the quintessential cottage garden flower. Also called “pinks,” these plants are treasured for their grasslike, blue-green foliage and abundant starry flowers that are often spicily fragrant. Dianthus varieties range from tiny creeping groundcovers to tall carnations, which are widely ...
Dianthus plants are also known as Carnations, Sweet William and Pinks, and are often a staple in flower gardens. The family of plants are characterized by the spicy fragrance of their pretty blooms, often compared to cinnamon and cloves.
Dianthus (/ daɪˈænθəs / dy-AN-thəs) [1] is a genus of about 340 species of flowering plants in the family Caryophyllaceae, native mainly to Europe and Asia, with a few species in north Africa and in southern Africa, and one species (D. repens) in arctic North America. Common names include carnation (D. caryophyllus), pink (D. plumarius and related species), and sweet william (D. barbatus).
Plus, alpine pinks (Dianthus alpinus), and, of course, the one you will see most often, garden pinks (Dianthus plumaris). With their wide range of colors, habits and a generally tough, fuss-free and adaptable nature. It's clear why cultivation of dianthus in the garden dates back hundreds of years. Easy to grow and typically ignored by deer.