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Dianthus mooiensis

Dianthus mooiensis
Dianthus mooiensis
Frilly carnation
Perennial
Dianthus mooiensis usually grows very close to tufted grass that supports the straggly habit. Plant in a well-drained soil.

Dianthus mooiensis is a perennial herb with a woody base. Leaves in widely spaced pairs, narrow, tapering to long point, up to 8 cm long x 3 mm. Pink or white flowers that are clearly identifiable by the ragged fringes of the petals. The narrow, fringed blade is ± twice as long as wide. Inflorescence forking irregularly. Flowers singly on long stalks. Calyx tube with five segments. Petals five with long stalks inside calyx, broader and spreading outside. Flower size and colour can vary considerably.

These beautiful carnations usually grow very close to tufted grass that supports their straggly habit The frilly carnation really comes to its own if interplanted with grasses. Plant in a well-drained soil.

Dianthus mooiensis sprouts annually from a woody rootstock.

Wilde angelier
Very hardy
Sun
Water wise
Deciduous
Fast
All year
Pink
Upright
Loam
50cm
Gauteng, Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal Midlands
Grassland, Rocky outcrops
Yes
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