Dianthus allwoodii Romeo
Dianthus allwoodii Romeo
Dianthus allwoodii Romeo
Dianthus allwoodii Romeo
Dianthus x allwoodii Romeo
Alwood's pink, Alpine pink
Very beautiful vine-plant in excellent health! It is thriving well in a planter on a south-facing balcony in zone 7a. The soil was still moist and fresh upon delivery, which arrived within 24 hours. This was my first order and I am delighted! I will no longer go back to the garden centre. Only one young plant was dried out, and the refund was processed very quickly.
Cécile, 24/03/2021
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Description
Dianthus 'Romeo' is a carnation that combines hardiness, frugality, and originality. It forms a thick cushion of evergreen grey-green leaves and offers a long summer flowering period, which often starts in May and ends in September. Its fringed corollas, with an unusual colour, display a brown and white centre surrounded by dark pink. This variety is wonderful in rock gardens, punctuating them with attractive cushions all year round. A very hardy perennial that prefers well-drained soil and full sun.
'Romeo' belongs to the Caryophyllaceae family. It is a cultivar resulting from cross-breeding between Dianthus plumarius and D. alpinus. D. plumarius is a European perennial that is the main ancestor of the different groups of both old-fashioned and modern pinks and carnations. D. caryophyllus is Mediterranean. The plants in the allwoodii group are compact, vigorous, and very floriferous. The growth of this carnation is quite fast. Its adult size will not exceed 40cm (16in) in height when flowering, with a spread of 30 to 40cm (12 to 16in). It forms a dense clump from which astonishing bouquets of flowers emerge from May to July, and again in September. They are marked with brown-purple and white in the centre, with five fringed petals. The usually single flowers appear at the top of short stems. Its linear, glabrous, evergreen and leathery leaves are a superb grey-green.
'Romeo' is ideal for borders, embankments, and dry rockeries. It can accompany other flowering cushions such as helianthemums, silenes, dwarf artemisia (Artemisia lanata), wall bellflower, Caucasian rockcress, Phlox subulata, and Delosperma cooperi, or Erigeron karvinskianus, and bloody cranesbill (Geranium sanguineum). This plant looks lovely between the stones of a wall or paving, or in a planter. It adapts very well to pot culture, in light soil.
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Dianthus
x allwoodii
Romeo
Caryophyllaceae
Alwood's pink, Alpine pink
Cultivar or hybrid
Planting and care
Plant Dianthus 'Romeo' in ordinary, permeable and humiferous, stony, rather calcareous, dry to moist, and especially well-drained soil. Gravel-rich soil yields good results. In open ground, this plant is very hardy, resistant beyond -15°C (5°F). It prefers a very sunny exposure. Lightly prune the clump after summer flowering to encourage regrowth in September. In rich soil, prune part of the foliage with shears after flowering to maintain a dense habit. Apply a balanced fertiliser to poor soil in March. Divide the clumps every 3 years to rejuvenate those whose base is thinning. Propagate by performing layering or by taking cuttings.
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Hardiness is the lowest winter temperature a plant can endure without suffering serious damage or even dying. However, hardiness is affected by location (a sheltered area, such as a patio), protection (winter cover) and soil type (hardiness is improved by well-drained soil).
In temperate climates, pruning of spring-flowering shrubs (forsythia, spireas, etc.) should be done just after flowering.
Pruning of summer-flowering shrubs (Indian Lilac, Perovskia, etc.) can be done in winter or spring.
In cold regions as well as with frost-sensitive plants, avoid pruning too early when severe frosts may still occur.
The harvesting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions in USDA zone 8 (France, England, Ireland, the Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...) fruit and vegetable harvests are likely to be delayed by 3-4 weeks.
In warmer areas (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), harvesting will probably take place earlier, depending on weather conditions.
The sowing periods indicated on our website apply to countries and regions within USDA Zone 8 (France, UK, Ireland, Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...), delay any outdoor sowing by 3-4 weeks, or sow under glass.
In warmer climes (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), bring outdoor sowing forward by a few weeks.
The planting period indicated on our website applies to regions in USDA Zone 9a (East Coast and Midlands: Dublin, Wexford, Waterford, Kilkenny, Portlaoise). It will vary depending on where you live:
- On the west coast and in the north-west (Galway, Limerick, Sligo, Donegal, Westport), delay planting by 1 to 2 weeks in spring and bring it forward by 1 to 2 weeks in autumn compared to the dates given, preferably choosing periods without strong winds.
- In the inland hills and plateaus (Wicklow Mountains, Macgillycuddy’s Reeks, Connemara, Killarney), it is best to plant in spring (April–May) or autumn (September–October), avoiding periods of waterlogged soil in winter and strong winds, which pose the main risk to newly planted trees in these areas.
The flowering period indicated on our website applies to regions in USDA Zone 9a, such as the East Coast and Midlands, including Dublin, Wexford, Waterford, Kilkenny and Portlaoise.
This will vary depending on where you live:
- On the west coast and in the northwest (Galway, Limerick, Sligo, Donegal and Westport), it will be delayed by one to two weeks compared to the given dates, due to stronger Atlantic winds and less spring sunshine.
- In the inland hills and plateaus (the Wicklow Mountains, the Macgillycuddy's Reeks, Connemara and Killarney), flowering will be delayed by two to three weeks. Flowering mainly occurs between May and July, with the limiting factors being less frost and more of the excessive humidity, strong winds and lack of sunshine that are characteristic of these areas.
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