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Dianthus balbisii
Balbis' Pink is a small herbaceous perennial pink from southern France, Italy and the western Balkans, grown for its frilled pink flowers from June to September. It needs full sun and very well-drained soil, as wet winter ground is its main enemy.
Dianthus balbisii is a herbaceous perennial plant of the genus Dianthus of the family Caryophyllaceae. The genus name Dianthus derives from the Greek words for divine ("dios") and flower ("anthos"), while the species name balbisii honors the Italian botanist Giovanni Battista Balbis (1765–1831).
This species is present in Albania, Former Yugoslavia, Italy and France.
Dianthus acicularis · Wild pink · Dianthus alpinus · Anatolian Pink · Sand pink · Deptford pink · Sweetwilliam · Lesotho Pink · Bicolour Pink · Cape Pink · Dianthus borbasii · Dianthus brevicaulis
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Dianthus balbisii by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
Pet safety from the ASPCA toxic and non-toxic plant lists.
