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Liliane Roubaudi, Tela Botanica · CC BY-SA 2.0
Carthusian pink
Dianthus carthusianorum L.
Family: Caryophyllaceae
20 to 40 cm tall
Dry meadows, rock gardens, gardens, poor free-draining soils
Flowering: May – August
Full sun
Hardy to -25°C
❓ How do you recognise this plant?
Its intense pink-red flowers, grouped in dense clusters, make it an excellent rock-garden pink.
🍃 Leaves
Linear, narrow, grey-green, in a basal tuft
🌸 Flowers
Bright pink-red flowers grouped in small tight clusters
🍎 Fruits
Small capsules containing numerous seeds
🪵 Bark
Slender upright stems, tufted habit
🗺️ Distribution
Central and southern Europe; found in dry calcareous grassland in France, fairly localised.
🐝 Value for pollinators
Bright pink to red flowers rich in nectar, attractive to butterflies and long-tongued bees.
✂️ Horticultural uses
Rock gardens, dry borders, gravel beds; summer flowering in small clustered heads.
⚠️ Possible toxicity
No known toxicity.
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