Pink

Dianthus Carmine Letitia Wyatt

• Position: full sun
• Soil: well-drained, neutral to alkaline soil
• Rate of growth: average
• Flowering period: July to September
• Hardiness: fully hardy
  
  In late summer, this modernpink produces large, blowsy, blush-pink rosettes of flowers with deep, carmine centres. The leaves are glaucous and evergreen and the flowers are highly fragrant, smelling strongly of cloves. Old-fashioned by reputation, this is none the less a robust plant with a long flowering period that will tolerate a wide range of conditions. It is best planted towards the front of a perennial border or rock garden, or in a pot.
  
  
• Garden care: Incorporate lots of well-rotted manure or garden compost into the planting hole. Apply a balanced fertiliser in spring and deadhead to prolong flowering.

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