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Dianthus armeria

Deptford Pink

Native/Alien:

Alien

Type:

Perennial

Size:

1 ft

Light:

Full-sun - Part-sun

Soil Moisture:

Mesic - Sub-xeric(*)

Bloom Time:

May - Sep

Bloom Area:

M, P

Bristly looking little plant which seeds itself and refuses to cooperate in the garden. However, the bloom is so bright that I often leave it (though it is not a native plant), mowing around it!

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Black Mountain
© MB Baumeister

Bloom & Buds

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Black Mountain
© MB Baumeister

Bloom Close Up

The flower, which is about half an inch across, has tiny toothed edges and white specks on the petals.

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Black Mountain
© MB Baumeister

Links:

 USDA PLANTS Database Record

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