Dianthus Sugar Plum ='Wp08 Ian04'

Description: Dianthus 'Sugar Plum' is a charming cottage garden pink, celebrated for its richly fragrant, semi-double flowers in dusky plum-pink with a deeper contrasting eye. This reliable hardy perennial brings both colour and scent to South England gardens throughout the summer months. The neat, compact, mound-forming habit makes it ideal for borders, rockeries, edging, and patio containers. Silvery blue-green evergreen foliage provides year-round structural interest and softens hard landscaping even when the plant is not in flower. Once established, it is remarkably drought-tolerant and low-maintenance, thriving in well-drained soils typical of South England's chalky and sandy conditions. The flowers are excellent for cutting, bringing their sweet fragrance indoors. Dianthus 'Sugar Plum' attracts bees and butterflies, making it a valuable addition to pollinator-friendly gardens. Light deadheading and post-flowering trim maintain a tidy, compact shape and encourage extended flowering.

Other benefits: evergreen, borders, rockeries, containers, cottage-garden, edging

Height & spread (approx.) at 10 years: 0.4m x 0.4m

Position: full sun

Winter hardiness: cold hardy to -10°C