Carthusian Pink (Dianthus carthusianorum)

plant, which was cultivated by the carthusian monks.

It grows with rather low wuth a maximum of 40cm and flowers in pinkish-red from June to September. The flowers and exude a pleasant, very characteristic carnation fragrance.

Approx. 200 carthusian pink seeds

Growing instructions

Winter hardy perennial. Direct outdoor sowing from spring, only lightly press seeds into the soil, do not cover - they need light to germinate. It grows best on dry, permeable and nutrient-poor soils in full sun and warm conditions. Picture source:
By I, Selso, CC BY-SA 3.0, Link
By Kristian Peters -- Fabelfroh 07:55,14 September 2007 (UTC) - photographed by Kristian Peters, CC BY-SA 3.0, Link