Dianthus superbus

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Dianthus superbus

D. superbus (L.). A beautiful plant, well known in gardens, where it is valued from its graceful habit, its paniculate stems sometimes over 3 feet in height, and its deliciously fragrant flowers, which are of a pale lilac colour with greenish spots at the base, and have their edges delicately cut and fringed.

It is a plant of wood and thicket, blooming from June until autumn.

It should be treated rather as a biennial than as a perennial. There are a great many forms and varieties, of which the best is D. speciosus, an alpine form, with dwarf habit and very large flowers. There are also D. nanus, D. Wimmeri, &c., both very floriferous, and best of all, the beautiful D. Hoeltzeri, which blooms early, May and June, and produces a fine effect.