Nursery Located At Ruckman Road 35 
Dianthus gratianopolitanus albus. A form of the Cheddar pink with shorter, more com- 
pact silvery foliage and 8 inch stems bearing pure white flowers in summer, Same 
treatment as above. Our plants of this variety are propagated by cuttings. 
Dianthus gratianopolitanus arvensis. A name I inherited for a good form with very 
thin leaves and 8 to 10 inch flower stems holding numerous I'ght pink fragrant 
flowers that are attractively fringed. A lovely wall plant. 
Dianthus Little Bob. (Formerly listed as D. Bobby) A dwarf, showy everblooming 
garden hybrid that grows into compact clumps of blue gray leaves about 4 inches 
high and erect flower stems, 8 to 10 inches high, producing large deep pink flowers, 
each with a crimson eye. Usually in bloom from May to September. Give it a well 
drained garden soil in full sun. (pH 6-8) 
Dianthus Little Joe. A coveted everblooming garden hybrid that forms attractive clumps 
of blue foliage about 3 inches high, topped with vivid deep crimson flowers from 
May to October. From my observation this is either a week strain or it is naturally 
short lived. It usually must be renewed in 3 of 4 years. It likes a well drained 
garden soil in full sun. (pH 6-8) 
Dianthus myrtinervius. Best described as a tiny D. deltoides. Little evergreen mats of 
tiny leaves only % inch thick with ascending or trailing flower stems 3 or 4 inches 
long, bearing airy sprays of tiny deep pink flowers in May, June and July. Easy 
and permanent in ordinary garden soil in sun or light shade. (pH 6-8)’ 
Dianthus myrtinervius Pastel. A lovely form of the above with quickly spreading mats 
of soft green leaves and quantities of delicate pastel pink flowers from May to 
August, Easy to grow in ordinary soil and sun or half shade. (pH 6-8) Lovely in 
walks and shaded walls. 
Dianthus neglectus. A charming little species from southern Europe that was created 
especially for rock gardeners. Tiny tufts of little spiny leaves about one inch high 
with two or three inch high stems each with one or two comparatively large pink 
flowers in May or June. This gem never gets larger thus well suited to sink gardens 
or a conspicuous rock crevice. It wants a gritty lime soil in full sun. (pH 7-8) Good 
drainage is essential. 
Dianthus neglectus Henriette. The tiniest and most beautiful Pink in the world. It is 
composed of a tiny tuft of pointed leaves from % to ™% inch long in tight clusters. 
It produces unbelievingly large pink flowers on one inch stems in May, Our parent 
plant now 10 years old is only 1% inches in diameter and produces as many as 18 
flowers, each an inch across. It is so tiny that it is likely to get lost if not watched 
constantly. It requires a well drained gritty lime soil in full sun. (pH 7-8) 
Dianthus noeanus. (Acanthophyllum spinosum) A neat, dense cushion of green, narrow, 
spiny foliage about 3 inches high. The cushion is very prickly to the touch. Thin 
wiry stems about 10 inches high with fragrant, deeply laciniated white flowers in 
May and June. A native of southern Europe that is easy to grow in a well drained 
garden soil in full sun. (pH 6-8) It loves walls and rock crevices. 
Dianthus Prince Charming. Dense mats of little gray leaves about one inch thick, with 
flower stems 3 to 4 inches high offering an attractive array of light pink flowers 
in June. This if said to be a form of D. gratianopolitanus. Easy to grow in a well 
drained garden soil in full sun. (pH 6-8) An attractive evergreen for wall planting. 
Dianthus Sammy. As pleasing as all pinks are, this one comes close to heading the list 
as the best for the general rock garden. It forms neat 2 inch high mats of very 
dense blue-gray leaves that are attractive all through the year and is adorned with 
an abundance of tiny double carnations on 3 inch stems in May and June. The 
flowers are a pleasing shade of clear pink. It does well in a well drained or gravelly 
soil in full sun. (pH 6-8) An exceptionally fine wall plant. 
Dianthus strictus grandiflorus. An attractive cushion of gray-green leaves about 2 
inches high and clouds of waxy white flowers on erect 8 inch stems in June and 
July. A ‘desirable species from Europe that requires a gritty lime soil in full sun. 
(pH 7-8) 
