Dianthus Chinensis "Pink & White" 15cmPot

🌸 Dianthus ‘Pink & White’

Botanical Name: Dianthus chinensis
Common Names: China Pink, Garden Pinks, Dianthus

📌 Product Description

Dianthus ‘Pink & White’ is a compact, bushy flowering plant featuring frilled blooms in a delicate pink with white edges, creating a charming bicolour effect. Its tidy growth habit and long-lasting flowers make it perfect for garden beds, borders, rockeries, and containers.

This hardy variety thrives in South African gardens, adding vibrant colour and texture from spring through to summer, while also attracting pollinators such as bees and butterflies.

📏 Size When Fully Grown

• Height: approx. 20 – 40 cm
• Spread: approx. 20 – 30 cm
• Growth Habit: Compact, bushy, mounded

🌱 Best Growing Conditions

• Light: Full sun for best flowering
• Soil: Well-drained, fertile soil; tolerates slightly alkaline conditions
• Water:
  • Moderate watering
  • Avoid waterlogged soil
• Feeding: Apply balanced fertiliser monthly during active growth
• Maintenance:
  • Deadhead spent flowers to encourage continuous blooming
  • Light pruning promotes bushier growth

🌦️ Planting & Growing Season (South Africa)

• Best Planting Time: Spring (August – October)
• Growing Season: Spring to early summer
• Flowering Season: Spring through summer
• Climate Suitability: Prefers temperate regions; can tolerate mild frost if soil is well-drained

🌼 Additional Benefits

• Long-lasting, fragrant blooms
• Compact, easy-to-manage plant
• Perfect for containers, borders, and mixed plantings
• Attracts pollinators like bees and butterflies

🌿 Ideal Uses

✔ Garden beds and borders
✔ Rockeries and containers
✔ Patio and balcony displays
✔ Pollinator-friendly gardens