Fringed Pink

Other names

Cottage Pink

Growth habit

Herbaceous

Perennation

Cultivated as annual

Biocultural value

Mentioned in Ritson's Ancient Songs, these flowers were thought to grow in Paradise. Delicately fringed flowers emit an intensely fragrant perfume especially in the evening. Dianthus is a Greek name meaning divine flower or flower of the gods.

Location

Robison Herb Garden

Source of plant

Thompson & Morgan, Richters, Select Seeds

Description

Plants to 12" in height; flowers pink, lilac or white, with extra fringed petals.

USDA Hardiness Zone

5

Special characteristics

fragrance