Dianthus 'Old Velvet' Dark velvety maroon petals with paler fringe and undersides. Very strongly scented. Named by Miss Stangman and Miss Davenport-Jones of Washfield nursery in the 80's but known to be a lot older, although its original name has been lost. Date unknown...Click here for full details... MSRP: Was: Now: £4.90
Dianthus 'Painted Lady' An old pink, dating from the 16th century. Semi-double pale pink flowers with paintbrush strokes of rose. Very strong scent. Height: 25cm Common name(s): Pink; GillyflowerClick here for full details... MSRP: Was: Now: £5.50
Dianthus 'Paisley Gem' Quite a rare Dianthus now. First raised in 1798 by John Mcree, a Paisley muslin worker. He was so pleased with the plant that he presented one to King George III. Double white flowers with deep purple lacing and strong scent. Height: 15cm Common name(s):...Click here for full details... MSRP: Was: Now: £6.90
Dianthus 'Petticoat Lace' Pale pink ground with burgundy lacing. Very floriforous. Introduced by A.N. Hayward around 1975. Lovely clove scent. Makes a good cut flower. Height: 30cm Common name(s): Pink; GillyflowerClick here for full details... MSRP: Was: Now: £4.90
Dianthus 'Pheasants Eye' An old pink, dating from the 17th century, so named because of the tuft in the centre of the flower, resembling a pheasant's eye. Good scent. One of the more robust garden pinks. Height: 30cm Common name(s): Pink; Gillyflower Synonym: Pheasants EarClick here for full details... MSRP: Was: Now: £6.90
Dianthus 'Pikes Pink' A sturdy little plant with large fringed pink flowers. Ideal for a rockery, container or front of border. Long flowering season. Very sweetly scented. Raised by J. Pike of Acton in about 1965. Height: 15cm Common name(s): Pink; GillyflowerClick here for full details... MSRP: Was: Now: £5.50
Dianthus 'Pink Mrs Sinkins' An old sport of the white Mrs Sinkins. Large double pink flowers with a heavy scent. Height: 30cm Common name(s): Pink; Gillyflower Sometimes incorrectly sold as Dianthus 'Excelsior'. Click here for full details... MSRP: Was: Now: £5.50
Dianthus 'Priory Pink' An old pink with semi-double, verging on double fringed pink flowers and a good scent. Darker when it first opens. Height: 30cm Common name(s): Pink; GillyflowerClick here for full details... MSRP: Was: Now: £4.90
Dianthus 'Queen of Hearts' A lovely pink of unknown age which is simply covered in scented flowers in June and July. Magenta petals with varying light pink patches. Height: 20-25cm Common name(s): Pink; GillyflowerClick here for full details... MSRP: Was: Now: £4.75
Dianthus 'Queen of Henri' An old pink of uncertain age and history. A robust but modestly sized plant with single carmine red flowers, marked with white. Similar in flower to 'Waithman's Beauty'. Sweetly scented. Excellent for border edges, rockeries, paving or in containers...Click here for full details... MSRP: Was: Now: £5.20
Dianthus 'Queen of Sheba' A very old single pink dating from the 17th century. Magenta petals with feathery cream markings. Gorgeous strong scent. Easy to grow. Height: 20-25cm Common name(s): Pink; GillyflowerClick here for full details... MSRP: Was: Now: £5.50
Dianthus 'Rachel' An alpine Pink. Pale-pink flowers with serrated petals. Dating from 1798 and not to be confused with a more modern border pink of the same name. Sweet scent. Height: 15cm Common name(s): Pink; GillyflowerClick here for full details... MSRP: Was: Now: £4.90
Dianthus 'Rose de Mai' A vigorous and fast growing pink. Soft pink double blooms which are one of the first to bloom and long-flowering. A 19th century favourite. Strongly scented. Height: 25cm Common name(s): Pink; GillyflowerClick here for full details... MSRP: Was: Now: £5.50
Dianthus 'Sam Barlow' Large, loose double white blooms flecked in dark maroon with an almost black eye when viewed from a distance. Very fragrant. Not to be confused with 'Samuel Barlow', which is a border carnation. Dates from the 19th Century. Height: 20cm Common...Click here for full details... MSRP: Was: Now: £4.90
Dianthus 'Solomon' An old pink which is also known as 'Ruffling Robin'. Single with a velvet, crushed raspberry main colour and mauvish-pink tips to the fringed petals. Very scented flowers. Height: 20cm Common name(s): Pink; Gillyflower Synonym: 'Ruffling Robin'Click here for full details... MSRP: Was: Now: £5.50
Dianthus 'Sops in Wine 1' For many years there have been two different pinks with the name 'Sops in Wine'. This dates back to at least 1900, so it seems likely that two varieties came to be given the same name in different parts of the country, rather than just a modern mix up...Click here for full details... MSRP: Was: Now: £4.75
Dianthus 'Sops in Wine 2' For many years there have been two different pinks with the name 'Sops in Wine'. This dates back to at least 1900, so it seems likely that two varieties came to be given the same name in different parts of the country, rather than just a modern mix up...Click here for full details... MSRP: Was: Now: £4.75
Dianthus 'Tatra Blush' Now quite rare, this dwarf Pink has single, near white flowers which age pink and a raspberry red ring in the middle and frilled tips to the petals. A cross between Dianthus lumnitzeri and Dianthus 'Caesar's Mantle' introduced by Cally Gardens...Click here for full details... MSRP: Was: Now: £5.50
Dianthus 'Tatra Fragrance' White flowers with distinctive pinwheel-like crimson markings. Long flowering if dead-headed. As the name suggests, very strongly scented. Introduced in 1996. Height: 25cm Common name(s): Pink; GillyflowerClick here for full details... MSRP: Was: Now: £5.50
Dianthus 'Tatra Ghost' A rare dwarf Pink with single, near white flowers with a pale raspberry red ring in the middle and frilled tips to the petals. Similar to Tatra Fragrance, but with much paler markings, hence the name. Good scent. Height: 30cm Common name(s): Pink;...Click here for full details... MSRP: Was: Now: £5.90
Dianthus 'Unique' One of the rarest old of the old pinks, reputed to come from the 17th century. Single frilled velvet flowers of dark carmine with fine brush marks of chocolate and pink of varying amounts. Very fragrant. Now very difficult to propagate, probably due to...Click here for full details... MSRP: Was: Now: £5.90
Dianthus 'Whatfield Cancan' One of the Whatfield pinks. This one has many fragrant, double, pink flowers with fringed petals. Dates from 1989. Excellent for border edges, rockeries, paving or in containers. Height: 15cm Common name(s): Pink; Gillyflower Synonym: Dianthus...Click here for full details... MSRP: Was: Now: £4.90
Dianthus 'Whatfield Gem' Double maroon and white flowers, likened to strawberries and cream. Excellent for border edges, rockeries, paving or in containers. Height: 10cm Common name(s): Pink; Gillyflower The Whatfield series of alpine pinks were bred by Mrs J. Scholfield of...Click here for full details... MSRP: Was: £4.90 Now: £3.50
Dianthus 'Whatfield Magenta' Alpine Pink. Excellent deep rose flowers with a darker maroon central zone. Neat, compact foliage. The flowers are held nicely above the leaves on erect stems. Excellent for border edges, rockeries, paving or in containers. This plant has...Click here for full details... MSRP: Was: Now: £5.50
Dianthus 'Whatfield Miss' One of the rarer 'Whatfields'. Lovely single pink blooms held above compact silver-green foliage. Scented. A beautiful alpine pink. Excellent for border edges, rockeries, paving or in containers. Height and spread: 10cm x 20cm Common name(s): Pink;...Click here for full details... MSRP: Was: Now: £5.50
Dianthus 'Whatfield Peach' Another in the rock garden 'Whatfield' series. This one has overlapping petals of rose pink ground, finely dotted with a darker colour. Excellent for border edges, rockeries, paving or in containers. Height: 10cm Common name(s): Pink; Gillyflower...Click here for full details... MSRP: Was: Now: £4.90
Dianthus 'Whatfield Ruby' From 1985. Deep rose-pink with a thin maroon central eye. Very fragrant. Long flowering season with intermittent flowers appearing until late into the autumn. A beautiful alpine pink. Excellent for border edges, rockeries, paving or in containers...Click here for full details... MSRP: Was: Now: £4.90
Dianthus 'Whatfield White' A single with petals that are pure white except for a faint trace of purple flecking around the centre. A beautiful alpine pink. Excellent for border edges, rockeries, paving or in containers. Height: 10cm Common name(s): Pink; Gillyflower The...Click here for full details... MSRP: Was: Now: £4.90
Dianthus 'Whatfield Wisp' Low compact mats of silver-grey leaves with soft pink flowers in early summer A beautiful alpine pink. Excellent for border edges, rockeries, paving or in containers. Height: 10cm Common name(s): Pink; Gillyflower The Whatfield series of alpine pinks...Click here for full details... MSRP: Was: Now: £5.50
Dianthus 'White Ladies' An old cultivar with pure double white blooms. Flowers are slightly creamy-green towards the centre. Good for cutting and putting in a vase. Height: 25cm Common name(s): Pink; GillyflowerClick here for full details... MSRP: Was: Now: £4.90
Dianthus 'Widecombe Fair' Very subtle champagne pink, fully double blooms and wonderful perfume. A great colour for bridal work. Occasionally the calyx can split. Good for cutting and putting in a vase. Height: 40cm Common name(s): Pink; GillyflowerClick here for full details... MSRP: Was: Now: £5.50
Dianthus barbatus 'Monksilver Black' An unusual Dianthus. Compact and bushy with leaves that vary from green to almost black. Clusters of dark maroon flowers that are so dark that they look black. An easy plant, happy in most soils provided they are not too wet. Height: 30cm Common...Click here for full details... MSRP: Was: Now: £4.90
Dianthus carthusianorum A tall Dianthus, with grassy foliage. Single, magenta flowers from June to September. A good choice for growing with ornamental grasses or a pictorial meadow scheme, but it works equally well in a border alongside other herbaceous perennials...Click here for full details... MSRP: Was: Now: £4.90
Dianthus cruentus Pretty clusters of single red flowers sit atop tall stems, above green, grass-like foliage. A pretty alpine pink, native to the Balkans. Good for cutting and putting in a vase. Height: 40cm Common name(s): Feld pink; Gillyflower Photo courtesy of The...Click here for full details... MSRP: Was: Now: £4.90
Dianthus deltoides 'Alba' The white flowered version of Dianthus deltoides. Masses of white flowers on neat mats of dark green foliage. Excellent for rockery, container or front of border. Height: 8cm Common name(s): Pink; Gillyflower Photo courtesy of The Hardy Plant...Click here for full details... MSRP: Was: Now: £4.90
Dianthus deltoides 'Flashing Lights' Excellent for rockery, container or front of border, Flashing Lights has masses of gleaming red flowers on neat mats of dark green foliage. One of the easiest Dianthus to grow and very long flowering. Height: 8cm Common name(s): Pink;...Click here for full details... MSRP: Was: Now: £4.90
Dianthus erinaceus var. alpinus A very compact alpine pink. Tidy foliage and lovely rose-pink flowers. It forms a very dense and compact cushion up to 50cm in diameter. The bluish-grey leaves are narrow, thick at the thorny tip which gives it the appearance of a hedgehog...Click here for full details... MSRP: Was: Now: £4.90
Dianthus freynii A very compact alpine pink which forms a neat mound. Small pink flowers in early summer. Ideal for rockery or alpine pot etc. Height: 8cm Common name(s): Pink; GillyflowerClick here for full details... MSRP: Was: Now: £4.90
Dianthus knappii A very unusual 'pink' with large clustered heads of primrose-yellow flowers, above dark green, grass-like foliage. Flowers from May to July. Height: 40cm Synonym: Dianthus knappii 'Yellow Harmony' Common name(s): Yellow Pink. Click here for full details... MSRP: Was: Now: £5.50
Dianthus lumnizeri A compact, bushy pink with grass-like foliage and bright white serrated flowers. Height: 15cm Common name(s): PinkClick here for full details... MSRP: Was: Now: £4.90
Dianthus pinifolius Quite a rare species from the drylands of Turkey and the Balkans. Ruby-red clusters of flowers are held high above pin-like foliage on tall stems in late spring and early summer. Tough, hardy and very drought tolerant. All it requires is sun and well...Click here for full details... MSRP: Was: Now: £4.90
Dianthus plumarius A pink that has naturalised in Britain and can be found growing in scrub land and old walls. Presumed to be the main parent of the garden pink, both ancient and modern forms. From late spring, upright flower stems carry small sprays of highly-scented,...Click here for full details... MSRP: Was: Now: £4.75
Dianthus spiculifolius From Romania and protected by law in that country. Very fringed white or light-pink single flowers and blue-green foliage. Often planted in rock gardens but equally happy in a border. Height: 20cm Common name(s): Pink; GillyflowerClick here for full details... MSRP: Was: Now: £4.75
Dianthus squarrosus An alpine Pink. Compact and prostrate grey-green foliage with numerous heads of heavily scented fringed, white flowers. Native to U.S.S.R. from Ukraine to Kazakhstan. Height: 5-10cm Common name(s): Pink; GillyflowerClick here for full details... MSRP: Was: Now: £5.50
Diascia barbarae 'Denim Blue' A rare departure from the usual pink shades, this Diascia has lovely dark purple-blue flowers, similar to shades of denim. Good for the front of borders, or trailing over walls or the front of containers. Sun preferred. Flowers continuously from June...Click here for full details... MSRP: Was: Now: £4.90
Diascia barbarae 'Ruby Field' A lovely form with sprays of deep salmon-pink, nemesia-like flowers over neat flat mats of small green leaves. Forms a good-sized neat matt of foliage. Also good for trailing over walls or the front of containers. Flowers continuously from June right...Click here for full details... MSRP: Was: Now: £5.50
Diascia fetcaniensis 'Daydream' Quite simply, a brilliant plant. Easy to grow and produces stunning colour for the front of border all summer long. Fully hardy, unlike some Diascias. Produces a mass display of stunning summer-long intense pink flowers. Low growing, spreading...Click here for full details... MSRP: Was: Now: £4.90
Dierama 'Guinevere' A beautiful cultivar of Dierama, with masses of pure white flowers hanging from 'fishing rods', as the common name suggests. Happy in most soil types. Looks good in a large container or near the front of a bed or border, where the 'fishing rods' have...Click here for full details... MSRP: Was: Now: £4.90
Digitalis cariensis trojana (syn: Digitalis trojana Ivanina) A beautiful rare foxglove from Turkey. Strong stems of creamy white flowers delicately veined. Coffee coloured streaks within and a large white lip. The blooms last for weeks. Does best in light shade in soil which doesn't get too dry. Should last 4-5...Click here for full details... MSRP: Was: Now: £4.90
Digitalis ciliata (Hairy Foxglove) A rare and beautiful Foxglove from the Caucasus. Dainty, bearing spires of bell shaped cream flowers in early summer. The medium height clumps of foliage consist of strap-like leaves which are covered in tiny hairs. Grows best in semi shade and...Click here for full details... MSRP: Was: Now: £4.90