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Dianthus superbus |
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| | var. longicalycinus |
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| | 'Crimsonia' |
| Common name |
fringed pink |
| Family |
caryophyllaceae |
| Life cycle |
perennial (Z3-8) |
| Flowers |
pink-red |
| Size |
24" |
| Light |
sun |
| Cultural notes |
ordinary garden soil |
From seed  |
germinate at room temperature
Flowers first year from seed sown indoors early.
detailed seed-starting info below
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Supposed to be taller than most pinks in our garden. We've grown two varieties of this in recent years - the first was named 'Crimsonia' - an attractive red-and-white bicolor with frilly petals. Although it bloomed in its first year, it stayed small - and did not return the following year. Just this past year, we tried D. superbus var. longicalycinus. These grew more robustly, and burst into flower by August, with fine-frilly pink flowers opening from slender tubular buds.
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| | var. longicalycinus in a different light looks almost blue |
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We left this plant behind in our Pennsylvania garden (and wish it well); we don't grow it in Houston. One or more images of this plant are included in my stock photo catalog About my plant portraits
PlantLinks to other web pages about Dianthus superbus
Some particularly helpful links to other websites
- Seed from '04 trade. Baggy 70F (100%G, 4-7d)
- Seed for ssp. longicalycinus from HPS/MAG '07/'08 exchange. Baggy 70F (68%G, 4d)
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