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Wergan

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Dianthus superbus
« on: February 01, 2010, 05:53:01 PM »
All the books and sites say that Dianthus superbus is pink. But the flowers I have grown from wild
collected seed in the 2008 distribution are pure white,with greenish spots. It would seem it is either
Dianthus superbus ssp speciosus or ssp alpestrus. Any suggestions so that I can supply
Stuart Pawley with correctly labelled seed next year? I have eight good plants but they flowered too
late to set seed.
Wergan
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Re: Dianthus superbus
« Reply #1 on: February 01, 2010, 06:13:31 PM »
Dianthus superbus flowers to normally pink, but there are also plants with white flowers.
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Re: Dianthus superbus
« Reply #2 on: February 01, 2010, 09:46:58 PM »
I see from the seedlist of 2007-2008 that seed of Dianthus suberbus was contributed from the Alps and the Pyrenees.
In this photo essay by Cliff Booker, from the main website:
http://www.srgc.org.uk/monthfeature/dec2007/gal2.html

 ....here is a photo of a white with pink spots and green.... D. superbus from the Dolomites ...


click on the photo to enlarge it.....
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Re: Dianthus superbus
« Reply #3 on: February 02, 2010, 02:54:50 AM »
The flowers are indeed, superb but in my own plants, from AGS seed, the foliage is such a disappointment being long, rangy, scruffy and untidy so that I've decided to heave the lot. Perhaps it's not true to name or not entirely so anyway. :'(
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Re: Dianthus superbus
« Reply #4 on: February 02, 2010, 05:55:42 AM »
Mine (a cultivar called 'Rainbow Loveliness'.... ewww!  :P) is not exactly one for the rock garden either... (though I'm not about to pitch it out just yet - it's fine out in the front yard)
« Last Edit: February 02, 2010, 06:30:42 AM by Lori Skulski »
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Re: Dianthus superbus
« Reply #5 on: February 03, 2010, 05:42:41 PM »
Thanks for the worldwide comments,but any view as to whether seed from the Grisons
would be subspecies  alpestrus or ssp speciosum?
Raymond Wergan
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« Last Edit: February 03, 2010, 06:46:25 PM by Maggi Young »
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Re: Dianthus superbus
« Reply #6 on: February 03, 2010, 08:43:44 PM »
My reference books state that subspecies speciosum has more deeply cut petals- but for comparison here is a pic of my subspecies alpestris flowering last summer.
I don't think any of them are meant to belong with the "high alpine aristocracy", given that the species is found on dunes from France across to Japan- as well as montane meadows. I like them though and they have space in woodland edges in my garden  ;)
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Re: Dianthus superbus
« Reply #7 on: February 04, 2010, 02:05:16 PM »
Maggi that really is a beauty.  I just love the fringed edges, absolutely perfect.
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