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Dianthus carthusianorum
Also called Clusterhead, Charterhouse Pink, Cluster Head Pink
Carthusian pink is a hardy, clump-forming perennial native to dry grasslands across Europe, grown for its dense heads of small pink flowers. It thrives in full sun and well-drained, lean soil.
Dianthus carthusianorum (Caryophyllaceae), commonly known as Carthusian pink or Clusterhead pink, belongs to the genus Dianthus and is native to Europe. It is a variable herbaceous perennial plant growing to 60 cm (24 in) tall.
Dianthus carthusianorum is native to Europe, with a distribution range from central/northern Spain and Italy in the south; to southern Denmark, Germany and Poland in the north and to Bulgaria, Romania and Ukraine in the east. It is considered to be introduced in Sweden, Great Britain, Turkey and the US.
Dianthus acicularis · Wild pink · Dianthus alpinus · Anatolian Pink · Sand pink · Deptford pink · Balbis' Pink · Sweetwilliam · Lesotho Pink · Bicolour Pink · Cape Pink · Dianthus borbasii
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Dianthus carthusianorum 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.
