Dianthus alpinus explained

Dianthus alpinus, the alpine pink, is a species of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae, endemic to the Alps of Eastern Austria. It is a short (2–10 cm high) mat-forming herbaceous perennial, with linear to lanceolate leaves, 15–25 mm long and 2–5 mm wide. The flowers are a deep cerise pink with white spots, appearing from June to August.

A calcicole, the species is found in the north-eastern limestone Alps of Austria from the Totes Gebirge in the west to Semmering and the Schneeberg in the east.

In cultivation in the UK. it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.^{[1] [2]} It requires a well-drained position in full sun, such as a rock garden. It may be short-lived in cultivation.

Bibliography

• Book: The alpine flowers of Britain and Europe . Grey-Wilson . Blamey . Marjorie . 1979 . Collins . 0002197499.
• Book: Tutin . T.G. . Walters . S.M. . T. G. Tutin . Dianthus . 1 . 2nd . Flora Europea: Psilotaceae to Platanaceae . 22 April 1993 . Cambridge University Press . Cambridge . 978-0-521-41007-6 . 239.

Further reading

• Book: Fischer . M. A. . Adler . W. . Oswald . K. . Exkursionsflora für Österreich, Liechtenstein und Südtirol . Linz . 2005 . 3-85474-140-5.
• Book: Sauerbier, Langer . Alpenpflanzen: Endemiten von Nizza bis Wien . Eching . 2000 . 3-930167-41-7.
• Book: Wendelberger . Alpenpflanzen - Blumen, Gräser, Zwergsträucher . München . 1984 . 3-7632-2975-2.

External links

• Alpine Pink in Alpine Garden Society Encyclopaedia of Alpine Plants.
• Flora Austria

Notes and References

1. Web site: Dianthus alpinus. Royal Horticultural Society . 24 February 2020.
2. Web site: AGM Plants - Ornamental . July 2017 . 107 . Royal Horticultural Society . 18 February 2020.