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Dianthus cruentus - Blood Pink
Dianthus cruentus - Blood Pink
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Sizes available: 2 quart
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. It also works well in a sunny rock garden.
Source: Van Berkum
Picture: Jelitto Staudensamen GmbH
