DIANTHUS - Chinese Pink

OP Open Pollinated

(1000 seeds)

$3.95

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Pink blooms with a heavenly scent

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Chinese Pinks are definitively sweet-smelling and their clusters of cute flowers have delicately marked petals. They're amazingly easy to grow and tolerate poor soils, quite Read More

Chinese Pinks are definitively sweet-smelling and their clusters of cute flowers have delicately marked petals. They're amazingly easy to grow and tolerate poor soils, quite hard frosts and drought once they are established. Add a touch of sweetness to your life with these heritage classics.

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Days to Flower

120-200 days

Plant Spacing

30cm

Plant Height

30cm

Flower Colour

Pink

Product Details

Common Name: DIANTHUS - Chinese Pink

Seeds Per Packet: Approx 1000

Days to Flower: 120-200 days

Flower Colour: Pink

Plant Spacing: 30cm

Additional Features: Butterfly Lovers, Flower, Fragrance, Beds, Borders, Containers, Direct-Sow Seeds, Easy Care Plants, Heirloom, Ornamental

Scientific Name: Dianthus chinensis

Germination Time: 21 days

Plant Height: 30cm

Sow Depth: 5mm

Best Months to Plant – Dianthus
Climate Zone	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct
Cool/Mountain	✓	✓	✓	✓			✓	✓	✓
Temperate	✓	✓	✓	✓			✓	✓	✓
Arid		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓	✓
Subtropical		✓	✓	✓			✓	✓	✓
Tropical			✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓

Cool/Mountain – Dianthus
Method	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Aug	Sep	Oct
Start in trays	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Plant out transplants	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Direct sow	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓

Temperate – Dianthus
Method	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Aug	Sep	Oct
Start in trays	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Plant out transplants	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Direct sow	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓

Arid – Dianthus
Method	Mar	Apr	May	Aug	Sep	Oct
Start in trays	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Plant out transplants	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Direct sow	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓

Subtropical – Dianthus
Method	Mar	Apr	May	Aug	Sep	Oct
Start in trays	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Plant out transplants	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Direct sow	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓

Tropical – Dianthus
Method	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct
Start in trays	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Plant out transplants	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Direct sow	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓

Growing Information

How to Sow

Sow seed thinly on moist soil or seedling medium and cover very lightly with 5mm fine soil. Keep moist until germination.

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How to Sow

Sow seed thinly on moist soil or seedling medium and cover very lightly with 5mm fine soil. Keep moist until germination.

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