Description | Dianthus spiculifolius is a smaller rock garden plant with highly dissected petals. |
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Plant Type | Perennials Hardy |
Hardiness Zone | (5)6-9 |
Sunlight | full |
Moisture | average |
Soil & Site | average, prefers higher ph, calcareous soils |
Flowers | divided into 5 sections that are highly dissected, white with crimson pink centers, sometime entirely white |
Leaves | narrow, lanceolate, bluish green |
Roots | fiborous |
Dimensions | 8 by 12 inches |
Propagation | seeds |
Native Site | Romania, western European Russia and the eastern Carpathian Mountains. |
Cultivar Origin | described by Philipp Johann Ferdinand Schur in 1866 |