Dianthus - looking good now

[Brian Ellis]

I'm pleased to know that Lady Alice has a lovely scent, I have a young plant which had one bud on it, but the cold got the bud.  Fortunately the plant is more than healthy

[Graham Catlow]

Dianthus 'Whatfield Magenta' another year on and bulked up more than last year.

I used it to fill out a trough that I planted up last year until I find something else to replace it (or not).

Dianthus 'Fire Star' - a new one for me and I managed to get 15 cuttings from it.

[daveyp1970]

Lovely stuff Graham,a pink waterfall wow,Fire star is very nice as well.

[Lesley Cox]

Your frillies look like D. superbus Mark. How tall are they?

[Martin Baxendale]

Can anyone suggest good mail order suppliers for Dianthus 'Whatfield Magenta'? I was going to order some from Pottertons for some troughs that need replanting, but they were out of stock by the time I got around to doing my Spring alpine order to them this year. 

[angie]

Graham your Dianthus is so lovely   When I was at Grahams garden the Dianthus wasn't flowering so I am glad he posted a picture for me to see. I said in another thread that I would like to plant some Dianthus and this was why, I just loved how it flowed between the rocks, off course somebody new the look they were after and managed to achieve it  
Graham is it easy to take cuttings.

Angie

[Graham Catlow]

Thanks Davey and Angie,

Angie - cuttings are easy its just a matter of nipping a piece off stripping back a few leaves and putting them in your cutting compost.

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Dianthus 'Whatfield Magenta' another year on and bulked up more than last year.

I used it to fill out a trough that I planted up last year until I find something else to replace it (or not).

A wonderful view Graham !!

[angie]

Angie - cuttings are easy its just a matter of nipping a piece off stripping back a few leaves and putting them in your cutting compost.

Easy for who, not me I have tried, buy will give it ago again tomorrow.

Angie

[Paul T]

Beautiful pics! I particularly love the trilly tatra ones.  Not sure I've seen their like here?  Those big types that you found Mark are sold here as Dianthus 'Spooky'.  Massive flowers on them, but I'd not picked up a perfume much on our ones.

[olegKon]

I got this as Dianthus freinii. Flowers are not that big, but it flowers freely and for nearly a month

[daveyp1970]

I got this as Dianthus freinii. Flowers are not that big, but it flowers freely and for nearly a month

0leg very nice Dianthus,its not one i seen before.

[mark smyth]

Graham what a show of Dianthus. Does it run or did you do that with cuttings.

Martin, there is an 'alpine' supplier over here who sells to garden centres. How many do you need?

[Martin Baxendale]

Graham what a show of Dianthus. Does it run or did you do that with cuttings.

Martin, there is an 'alpine' supplier over here who sells to garden centres. How many do you need?

Thanks Mark, but someone is very kindly sending me some material for cuttings. Whatfield Magenta seems to be surprisingly difficult to source right now in the trade.

[mark smyth]

It's in all the gardens centres and B&Q over here