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Dianthus glacialis

Dianthus glacialis
Photo: KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0

Dianthus glacialis, the glacier pink, is a dwarf alpine subshrub native to the eastern Alps and Carpathians, growing to about 10 cm. It needs cool, well-drained, gritty conditions and does best in a rock garden or alpine trough.

Family
Caryophyllaceae (Pink & carnation family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Full sun
Water
Water moderately during growth and let the top of the mix dry out between waterings; avoid waterlogging, especially in winter.
Soil
Lean, gritty, very free-draining mix; alpine or granite-rich substrate is ideal.
Temperature
Cool to mild, hardy to well below freezing; keep out of prolonged heat and humid summers.
How easy
Moderate
Safety
Toxic to cats and dogs (ASPCA).
Native range
E. Alps, Carpathians
Climate
subalpine or subarctic

About

Dianthus glacialis, the glacier pink or ice pink, is a species of pink native to the eastern Alps and the Carpathians. A dwarf species, it reaches at most 10 cm (3.9 in), and prefers to grow on granite.

Other Dianthus plants

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 glacialis 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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