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Childing pink

Petrorhagia prolifera

Also called Proliferous Pink, Prolific Petrorhagia

Childing pink
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain

Childing pink is a small annual wildflower of dry, open, sunny ground in Europe, western Asia and northwest Africa, grown for its small pink flowers. It is easy to grow from seed in full sun and well-drained soil.

Family
Caryophyllaceae (Pink & carnation family)
Grows as
Annual
Light
Full sun
Water
Water sparingly; let the soil dry out between waterings and avoid waterlogging.
Soil
Poor to average, well-drained soil; sandy or gritty mix suits it well.
Temperature
10–30 °C; tolerates cold and frost once established.
How easy
Easy
Native range
Europe to W. & N. Iran, NW. Africa
Climate
temperate

About

Petrorhagia prolifera is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Caryophyllaceae.

Its native range is Europe to Iran, Northwestern Africa.

Other Petrorhagia plants

Hairypink · Proliferous pink · Saxifrage pink · Pink

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Petrorhagia prolifera 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.

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