Dianthus ferrugineus

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Price:  £4.00 Notify me when this item is available Family:  Caryophyllaceae Main Season:  Summer Flower Colour:  Red Leaf Colour:  Blue/grey/silver Foliage:  Semi-Evergreen Position:  Sun Soil Type:  Ordinary, medium loam Height:  30cm to 45cm (12" to 18") Peat Free?  Yes Hardiness Guide:  RHS H5 minimum -10C to -15C Pot Size:  9cm Availability:      None available at present. View our Pot Size guide:

Slightly bigger than the popular Dianthus cruentus, this has similar ruby red flowers in dense heads on wiry stems to 60cm. Clumps of greyish leaves. Ordinary soil in full sun.

With the current trend for more natural style gardens these perennial but mildly self seeding species of Dianthus are very useful in the garden.  Dianthus ferrugineus is not so often seen as others like D. carthusianorum and D. cruentus but it still has a useful place as it fits between those in size.

Try growing Dianthus ferrugineus with light wafty grasses such as Melica persica and Stipa lessingiana.

From Spain and Portugal.