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1997
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thunbergii
October
1997
Gentiana
scabra
September
1997
Sedum
cauticola
August
1997
Allium
senescens glaucum
July
1997
Delphinium
tatsienense
 June
1997
Dianthus
gratianopolitanus
May
1997
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rupicola
April
1997
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tarda
March
1997
Iris
reticulata
February
1997
Saxifraga
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Plant
of the Month
June
1997
Dianthus
gratianopolitanus
by Iza Goroff
Dianthus
gratianopolitanus (a.k.a.
D.
caesius), the Cheddar Pink, is
a European native. It blooms in late spring or early summer
and reblooms if cut back before it sets The plant has narrow
blue leaves and is usually around 6" (15 cm) in height in
bloom. The flowers, one to a stem, are about 1" (2.5 cm)
across, vary in color from white to pink to lavender, and
produce a wonderful clove/cinnamon fragrance. At dusk the
flowers are visited by hawkmoths, the hummingbirds of the
insect world, who hover above the flowers sipping nectar.
Dianthus
gratianopolitanus is an easy
plant for gritty well drained soil in full sun. If grown
with a pea gravel mulch it reseeds to form drifts of plants.
Unwanted plants are easily pulled.
Dianthus
is a genus of plants which contains many other good rock
garden plants, some of which may be featured as future
Plants of the Month.
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