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Caryophyllaceae
Fringed pink
Dianthus superbus
Also known as Dianthus superbus, Silene superba, Cheddar pink, Superb pink
Native Plants · Dianthus · Fragrant · Perennial · Cottage Garden · Pollinator · Butterfly · Wildflower · Carnation · Pink · Meadow
Fringed pink is a charming, fragrant perennial carnation that produces deeply fringed lavender to pink flowers beloved by pollinators including butterflies and moths. Plant it in a sunny to partly shaded spot with well-drained soil, and water regularly without letting roots sit in wet conditions. Deadhead spent blooms to encourage continued flowering throughout summer, and divide clumps every few years to maintain vigor.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Water until the soil is evenly moist, then allow the top inch to dry between waterings · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 7.5–8
- Temperature
- -20°F to 85°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Cutting
Hardiness
USDA 5a-10b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 12 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Albania, Altay, Amur, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, Central European Rus, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Chita, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Moths
Sources: trefle, usda
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