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Dianthus plumarius Flore Pleno Albus

Dianthus plumarius Flore Pleno Albus
Common Pink, Garden Pink, Feathered Pink

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This carnation offers an abundance of pure white fringed double flowers with an intense and sweet scent. It forms a thick cushion of fine, semi-evergreen, rough, blue-green leaves. This timeless perennial combines strength, an undemanding nature, and delicacy. Ideal in rock gardens and on walls, in full sun.
Flower size
4 cm
Height at maturity
30 cm
Spread at maturity
30 cm
Exposure
Sun
Hardiness
Hardy down to -29°C
Soil moisture
Dry soil
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Best planting time March to April
Recommended planting time March to May
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Description

Dianthus 'Pleno Albus' offers a profuse flowering with an intense and sweet fragrance. In late spring, it produces numerous highly fringed, pure white double corollas above a thick cushion of semi-evergreen, rough-textured, bluish-green leaves. Already popular with our grandmothers, this timeless perennial combines strength, frugality, and delicacy. Ideal for rockeries and walls, in full sun.

 

'Pleno Albus' belongs to the Caryophyllaceae family. It is a cultivar resulting from cross-breeding between Dianthus plumarius and D. caryophyllus. D. plumarius is a European perennial that is the main ancestor of various groups of pinks, whether old-fashioned or modern. D. caryophyllus is Mediterranean, and it has passed down to its descendants its wonderful clove fragrance. Its growth rate is quite fast. Its adult size will not exceed 25 to 30cm (10 to 12in) in height with a spread of 30cm (12in). This pink forms a rather loose clump, from which many bouquets of pure white flowers emerge from May to June, composed of numerous fringed petals. The flowers are highly fragrant and appear at the top of short stems, which are usually uniflorous. Its linear, glabrous, evergreen, and leathery leaves are a beautiful greyish-blue.

 

Dianthus 'Pleno Albus' is a border plant, suitable for embankments and dry rockeries. It can be accompanied by other flowering cushions such as rock roses, catchflies, dwarf wormwood (Artemisia lanata), wall bellflower, Caucasus rock-cress, moss phlox, cooper's ice plant (Delosperma cooperi), fleabane (Erigeron karvinskianus), and bloody cranesbill (Geranium sanguineum). This plant looks lovely between the stones of a wall or pavement, or in a planter. It adapts very well to pot cultivation, in light soil.

 

Pinks are the result of cross-breeding between Dianthus plumarius and D. caryophyllus. They form large, loose, spreading cushions with long, narrow foliage, which is green-grey with a bluish tint. The flowering is often fragrant.

 

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Dianthus plumarius Flore Pleno Albus (Flowering) Flowering
Dianthus plumarius Flore Pleno Albus (Foliage) Foliage

Flowering

Flower colour white
Flowering time May to June
Inflorescence Solitary
Flower size 4 cm
Fragrance Very fragrant, sweet, spicy.

Foliage

Foliage persistence Evergreen
Foliage colour green

Plant habit

Height at maturity 30 cm
Spread at maturity 30 cm
Growth rate normal

Botanical data

Genus

Dianthus

Species

plumarius

Cultivar

Flore Pleno Albus

Family

Caryophyllaceae

Other common names

Common Pink, Garden Pink, Feathered Pink

Origin

Cultivar or hybrid

Product reference892611

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Planting and care

Plant Dianthus 'Pleno Albus' in ordinary, permeable and humus-bearing, stony, rather calcareous, dry to moist and especially well-drained soil. Gravel-rich soil yields good results. In open ground, this plant shows good hardiness, resistant to temperatures as low as -18°C (-0.4°F). It prefers a very sunny exposure. In rich soil, trim back part of the foliage with shears after flowering to maintain a dense habit. Apply a balanced fertiliser to poor soil in March. Divide the clumps every 3 years to rejuvenate those whose base is thinning out. It can be propagated through layering or by taking cuttings.

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Planting period

Best planting time March to April
Recommended planting time March to May

Intended location

Suitable for Rockery, Woodland edge
Type of use Border, Edge of border, Container, Slope
Hardiness Hardy down to -29°C (USDA zone 5) Show map
Ease of cultivation Beginner
Planting density 7 per m2
Exposure Sun
Soil pH Neutral, Calcareous
Soil type Chalky (poor, alkaline and well-drained), Silty-loamy (rich and light), Stony (poor and well-drained)
Soil moisture Dry soil, Very well-draining

Care

Pruning instructions In rich soil, trim part of the foliage with shears after flowering to maintain a dense habit.
Pruning Pruning recommended once a year
Pruning time July
Disease resistance Very good
Overwinter Can be left in the ground

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