Dianthus collection

List as at May 2004	The Dianthus Collection 1. The dwarf cushion and mat forming species and cultivars.
Name		Notes
acicularis		Leaves thin and sharply pointed. Flowers slightly cream coloured and ragged. Sweetly scented. Greece
alpinus		? a more accurate palnt is to be sought!
alpinus 'Albus'		not a strong plant
alpinus 'Joan's Blood'		dark flowers with an almost black ring. Leaves dark red
anatolicus
arpadianus
arpadianus var pumilus		smaller than the type in all aspects
basuticus
brachycalyx
brachyanthus		related to leucaphus rather than subacaulis?
'Berlin Snow'		may be a selection from zederbaueri

Conway Star		a microlepis hybrid









eremopetalus
erinaceus

freynii



haematocalxy var pindicola		a dark flowered form
haematocalxy var pindicola	close up of flowers	a dark flowered form

Inshiriach Dazzler




‘La Bourboule Alba’		with a more exposed location the plant would become compact.
leucapheus


microlepis ‘Rivendell’
monspessulanus ssp sternbergii
musalae		sometimes said to be a subspecies of microlepis, but significantlt different in leaf, flower and habit to justify being a species. Shown here growing in tufa. It is sometimes said to prefers less lime in the soil. The petals recurve at the edges.
myrtinervus var caespitosus		probably the smallest. Not an easy plant to grow.
nitidus		very similar to alpinus


pavonius		photographed in the alpine house at RHS Wisley


repens

scopulorum perplexans		not a valid name and the identity of the plant distributed under this name remains unknown.


strictus pulchellus		It is most unlikely that this superb plant has any connections with strictus which is a tall, upright, and woody. D. pulchellus is a minute bluish cushion with uneven length flower stems, and a black centre to each flower.
sylvestris		identification still not certain?



‘White Hills’		each petal has an 'M' shaped red mark
zederbaueri		less compact than 'Berlin Snow'









		Rick Lambert