Homebase in association with crocus

Homebase in association with crocus

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  • Eventual Height: 40cm
  • Eventual Spread: 30cm
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Dianthus 'Devon Wizard' (PBR)

Pink

available to order from spring 2009 size: 2 litre pot £5.49

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  • Position: full sun
  • Soil: well-drained, neutral to alkaline soil
  • Rate of growth: average
  • Flowering period: June to September
  • Hardiness: fully hardy

    The intense, pinky purple flowers of this pink are set off by clumps of evergreen, blue-grey foliage and smell strongly of cloves. Old-fashioned by reputation, this is none the less a robust plant with a long flowering period that will tolerate a wide range of conditions. Low-growing and mat-forming, it looks best at the front of a cottage-garden scheme, in an alpine bed or rock garden.

  • Garden care: Incorporate lots of well-rotted manure or garden compost into the planting hole. Apply a balanced fertiliser in spring and deadhead to prolong flowering.