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Proliferous Pink in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Petrorhagia prolifera syn. Dianthus prolifer

 

Proliferous Pink

Proliferous Pink or Chiding Pink is an autumn-germinating annual which naturalises on freely-draining substrates. In Norfolk, it has most recently been recorded from the open edge of sandy grass-heath and surrounding sandy lowlands.

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plant Features
  • Proliferous Pink likes full sun

    Full sun

  • Proliferous Pink likes very little water

    Very little water

  • Proliferous Pink is frost hardy: 23f (-5°c)

    Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)

  • Proliferous Pink likes light and free draining

    Light and free draining

 
plant information

Common name

Proliferous Pink

Latin name

Petrorhagia prolifera syn. Dianthus prolifer

type

Annual

family

Caryophyllaceae

ph

6.0 - 7.0 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Proliferous Pink likes full sun

    Full sun

  • Frost

    Proliferous Pink is frost hardy: 23f (-5°c)

    Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)

  • Soil

    Proliferous Pink likes light and free draining

    Light and free draining

  • Water

    Proliferous Pink likes very little water

    Very little water

Plant & bloom calendar

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    Best time to plant

full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Proliferous Pink is 0.35meters x 0.60meters 0.35 M 0.60 M

Petrorhagia prolifera syn. Dianthus prolifer

Proliferous Pink or Chiding Pink is an autumn-germinating annual which naturalises on freely-draining substrates. In Norfolk, it has most recently been recorded from the open edge of sandy grass-heath and surrounding sandy lowlands.


Planting young plants

From Early Spring TO Early Spring

Plant out pot grown plants into flowering position make sure there is plenty of air circulating around them. They prefer a sunny site and should be planted in a sandy, well drained soil.

 
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