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Plants for mediterranean gardens => Perennials => Topic started by: John on July 09, 2011, 11:29:34 AM

Title: Dianthus turkestanicus 'Patricia Bell'
Post by: John on July 09, 2011, 11:29:34 AM

Though this plants comes from the drier regions of Asia I suspect that it would grow well in the colder parts of the Med. I grew a few seeds from I think the Hardy Plants Society about 30 years ago and one came up double. I named it after my landlady who I lived with whilst a student at Kew. It is still going strong and is easy to propagate. The scent is fantastic though the flowering period is fairly short.