Cottage Pink (Allwood Pink)
Dianthus X allwoodii hybrids (formerly Dianthus ‘Allwoodii’). CARYOPHYLLACEAE.
Planting and Growing Cottage Pink
You’ll find everything you need to know to plant and grow cottage pink in the accompanying table’s tabs:
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- Flowers, foliage, and root structure of cottage pink
- Plant hardiness and growing conditions for cottage pink
- Season of bloom and planting time for cottage pink
- When, how deep, and where to plant cottage pink
- How to plant cottage pink
- Watering, fertilizing, care, and pests or diseases of cottage pink
- Landscape and container uses of cottage pink
- Comments about cottage pink and its features
Growing Cottage Pink
Many hybrids of low, spreading, evergreen perennial herbs, 8–16 in. (20–40 cm) tall, 2–3 ft. (60–90 cm) wide. Shiny, blue gray, narrow leaves, to 2 in. (50 mm) long, in tufted, matlike colonies.
Carnation or clove pink, Dianthus caryophyllus, and common pink, Dianthus plumarius, are closely related parent species of the hybrid forms, with similar care needs.
Two other closely related annual plants are Pink, Dianthus chinensis, and Sweet William, Dianthus barbatus. All three relatives have similar care needs
Planting and Care Guide
Blooms
Showy, crimson, pink, rose, white, very fragrant flowers, 1/2–1-in. (12–25-mm) wide, in pairs, in spring–summer.
Best Climates
Hardy. Zones 3–9.
Soil Type and Fertility
Damp, well-drained humus. Fertility: Rich. 7.0–8.5 pH.
Where and How to Plant
Spring in full sun, 12–18 in. (30–45-cm) apart, after frost hazard has passed.
Proper Care
Easy. Keep damp; allow soil surface to dry between waterings. Drought tolerant when established. Mulch lightly to protect from cold, zones 4–6. Pinch to control growth. Deadhead spent flowers to prolong bloom. Propagate by cuttings, division, layering, seed.
About This Plant
Good choice for accents, borders, containers, edgings, foregrounds in cottage, formal, wildlife gardens. Good for cutting. Attracts birds, butterflies, hummingbirds. Rust, fusarium wilt susceptible.