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Cape Pink

Dianthus bolusii

Dianthus bolusii, the mountain pink or bergangelier, is a tufted, blue-grey leaved perennial from South Africa's Cape mountains, grown for its fringed flowers. This entry describes the species; it grows best in full sun with excellent drainage.

Family
Caryophyllaceae (Pink & carnation family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Full sun
Water
Water sparingly and let the soil dry out between waterings; avoid wet roots.
Soil
Free-draining, gritty or sandy mix, ideally with some lime.
Temperature
Mild to warm conditions; protect from frost and prolonged cold, wet weather.
How easy
Moderate
Safety
Toxic to cats and dogs (ASPCA).
Native range
Cape Prov.
Climate
subtropical

About

Dianthus bolusii, called the mountain pink or bergangelier, is a species of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae.

Where it grows

It is indigenous to the Northern Cape and Western Cape Province, South Africa, where it occurs on sandstone slopes, from the Cederberg in the north, eastwards to the Swartberg mountains, and southwards to the Du Toitskloof mountains and Swellendam area.

Other Dianthus plants

Dianthus acicularis · Wild pink · Dianthus alpinus · Anatolian Pink · Sand pink · Deptford pink · Balbis' Pink · Sweetwilliam · Lesotho Pink · Bicolour Pink · Dianthus borbasii · Dianthus brevicaulis

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Dianthus bolusii 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.

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