| Description | Dianthus spiculifolius is a smaller rock garden plant with highly dissected petals. |
|---|---|
| Plant Type | Perennials Hardy |
| Hardiness Zone | (5)6-9 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average, prefers higher ph, calcareous soils |
| Flowers | divided into 5 sections that are highly dissected, white with crimson pink centers, sometime entirely white |
| Leaves | narrow, lanceolate, bluish green |
| Roots | fiborous |
| Dimensions | 8 by 12 inches |
| Propagation | seeds |
| Native Site | Romania, western European Russia and the eastern Carpathian Mountains. |
| Cultivar Origin | described by Philipp Johann Ferdinand Schur in 1866 |