Dianthus cruentus

Sizes available: 2 quart (has been cut back)

Basics: zones 5(6)-9, 12-18" x 9", full sun, dry, well-drained soils, blooms are a strong red over green-grey foliage, will self-seed if happy

Common names: Blood Pink, Bloody Pink

Family: Caryopyllaceae

Origin/Distribution: native to southeastern Europe: Turkey, Caucasus, Iran, Balkans

Habitat: Dry and grassy. Think roadside, scrubland, edges of dry forest, dry prairie

More: I have this growing in a sandy, sunny, low nutrition garden. It has a long bloom time and as one of the taller pinks, is a pretty addition to flower arrangements. Grows well with Echinacea pallida, Monarda bradburiana, Eragrostis spectabilis, Ionactis linariifolia, and other dry land species. 

Nursery: Van Berkum

Picture: Jelitto Staudensamen GmbH