Dianthus ‘Spring Star’
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Dianthus ‘Spring Star’, Clove Pink Spring Star
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Genus: Dianthus
Pretty, clove scented, pink with a dark magenta centre, flowers. Narrow blue-grey leaves. Culinary; flower petals can be eaten in salads and used to flavour vinegars.
Characteristics:
• Hardiness: H5 (-10 to -15C)
• Type: Evergreen Perennial
• Height: 20cm
• Spread: 20cm
Clove Pink Spring Star can be seen at the herb farm in Jekka’s Herbetum and is available to buy as herb plants.
Details
• Aspect: Full Sun
• Soil type: Sand, Chalk, Loam, Free Draining
• pH: Neutral – Alkaline pH
• Habit: Clump
• Flowering colour: Pink, Magenta
• Flowering time: Summer
• Uses: Culinary & Medicinal (Read Jekka’s Guide To Culinary Herbs and Medicinal Herbs for more information)
• Attracts pollinators: No
• Container suitability: Yes
• UK native: No
• Caution: N/A
Growing
• Grown from seed: No
• Propagation: Cuttings & Division
• Maintenance: (See Jekka’s Blogs on Early Spring, Late Spring, Summer and Autumn maintenance)
• Harvest: N/A
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