How to tend a Dianthus superbus
Also known as: Plumaria superba (L.) Opiz, Plumaria revoluta (Tausch) Opiz, Silene superba (L.) E.H.L.Krause, Caryophyllus superbus (L.) Moench, Cylichnanthus fimbriatus (Lam.) Dulac, Dianthus contortus Sm., Dianthus fimbriatus Lam., Dianthus multifidus Gilib., Dianthus plumarius Gunnerus ex Spreng., Dianthus revolutus Tausch, Dianthus schizopetalus Wallr., Dianthus superbus f. leucanthus T.Shimizu, Dianthus superbus subsp. norvegicus M.Kuzmina, Dianthus szechuensis F.N.Williams, Dianthus wimmeri Wich., Dianthus superbus f. albiflorus Iljinski, Dianthus superbus var. superbus , Dianthus superbus f. albiflorus Honda, Dianthus superbus f. albiflorus Tatew., Dianthus superbus f. albus Popov, Dianthus superbus subsp. silvestris Čelak., Dianthus superbus var. subobtusus Regel & Herder, Dianthus superbus var. rubicundus Ser.
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2-3 times every week
Sunlight
Like sunshine, resistant to half shade
Soil
Well-drained, fertile sandy loam
Fertilizer
Top-dressing 3 times every year.
Pruning
Remove dead and diseased branches timely
About this plant
- Origin
- China, Europe
- Category
- Caryophyllaceae, Dianthus
- Size
- Diameter ⥠20 cm, height 20-30 cm
- Blooming period
- Flowering period June-September, fruiting period August-October
- Flower colors
- light red or with purple, brown purple
- World Flora Online
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