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Сheddar pink "Grandiflorus"
Сheddar pink "Grandiflorus" - Dianthus gratianopolitanus Vill. = Dianthus caesius.
Fragrant and fringed.
Plants form dense curtains about 30 cm high. The bluish-blue leaves are decorative throughout the season. The flowers are fringed, pink-red, streaked. Used as a border and ground cover plant for rocky hills and rock gardens.
It grows naturally in Central Europe, where it is found on rocks and rocky slopes, in pine forests. Cushion-shaped perennial up to 25 cm tall. The leaves are narrow, linear, bluish-blue. The flowers are simple, white, pink, carmine, fragrant, 2-3 at the ends of the peduncles. Blooms from the end of June for 35-40 days.
In culture since 1830.
The plant is frost-resistant. Prefers sunny places, drained loose soil with moderate nutrient content.Does not tolerate excessive moisture in the autumn-winter period.
Agrotechnics.
Propagated by sowing seeds in March-April in boxes. 1.0 g = 700 seeds.
The seeds are lightly sprinkled with soil. At a temperature of +15°C, seedlings appear in 10-20 days. After 6 weeks, the seedlings dive. Planted in open ground in May. The distance between plants when planting is 20-25 cm.
Location: sunny, dry, loose soil with moderate nutrient content. Does not tolerate heavy and wet soils.
Thanks to the bluish colour of the leaves, it remains decorative even after flowering.
Fragrant and fringed.
Plants form dense curtains about 30 cm high. The bluish-blue leaves are decorative throughout the season. The flowers are fringed, pink-red, streaked. Used as a border and ground cover plant for rocky hills and rock gardens.
It grows naturally in Central Europe, where it is found on rocks and rocky slopes, in pine forests. Cushion-shaped perennial up to 25 cm tall. The leaves are narrow, linear, bluish-blue. The flowers are simple, white, pink, carmine, fragrant, 2-3 at the ends of the peduncles. Blooms from the end of June for 35-40 days.
In culture since 1830.
The plant is frost-resistant. Prefers sunny places, drained loose soil with moderate nutrient content.Does not tolerate excessive moisture in the autumn-winter period.
Agrotechnics.
Propagated by sowing seeds in March-April in boxes. 1.0 g = 700 seeds.
The seeds are lightly sprinkled with soil. At a temperature of +15°C, seedlings appear in 10-20 days. After 6 weeks, the seedlings dive. Planted in open ground in May. The distance between plants when planting is 20-25 cm.
Location: sunny, dry, loose soil with moderate nutrient content. Does not tolerate heavy and wet soils.
Thanks to the bluish colour of the leaves, it remains decorative even after flowering.
Сheddar pink. Bot. syn.: Dianthus caesius.
