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Dianthus sylvestris
Also called Wood Pink
Woodland pink is a low-growing perennial of dry, stony mountain slopes and rock gardens, valued for its pink flowers. The key to growing it is sharp drainage and full sun.
Dianthus sylvestris, also known as wood pink, is a species of Dianthus found in Europe, particularly in the Alps, and also said to be disjunctly found in the mountains of Greece. A perennial, it prefers to grow in drier, stony places, so it is occasionally planted in rock gardens.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Dianthus sylvestris 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.
