Southern Harvest
Quality seeds for kitchen, flower and native gardeners
Botanical Name
Dianthus plumaris
A sweet perfumed dianthus with fine, simple, linear grey-green leaves. A hardy perennial growing to 50 cm high. The flowers come in a range of pinks and have clove like tasting petals that can be added for flavour or decoration to cakes, salads and drinks. Flowers from late spring into late summer. Prefers well drained sites. Suitable for rock gardens and cutting. No. 1. 50 seeds.
Sunlight
Full
Frost Resilience
Frost Hardy
Lifespan
Perennial
Sow Method
Direct or Transplant
Sowing Instructions
Raise in trays to transplant later or sow direct into garden position. Cover seeds thinly and press firmly into soil. Keep moist and warm (20˚C).
Height
0.4 m
Spacing/Spread
0.3 m
Sowing Periods
Cool Climate Periods
Sep 1st to Jan 31st
Temperate Climate Periods
Sep 1st to Feb 28th
Tropical & Sub-Tropical Climate Periods
Apr 1st to Jul 31st