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A lovely little carnation with a mounded habit.  I Love U displays a full range of colours from deep pink to soft rose, pink and white.  Blooms are strongly fragrant and will attract bees, birds and butterflies to the garden. Low maintenance and can be grown outdoors as well as indoors.

Dianthus 'Oscar Violet & Pink' is a compact, low-growing perennial with masses of beautifully coloured violet and pink flowers. Its ruffled blooms stand above neat blue-green foliage, adding vibrant seasonal colour to sunny borders, rockeries, containers and smaller gardens. Its compact habit also makes it ideal for pots, window boxes and mixed planting.

Why You'll Love It:

• Beautiful violet and pink flowers add vibrant colour.
• Compact and easy to grow.
• Excellent for borders, rockeries and containers.
• Long-flowering with regular deadheading.
• Hardy and relatively low-maintenance once established.
• Well suited to sunny Cape Town and Western Cape gardens.

Plant & Care

Plant in full sun in well-drained soil. Water regularly while establishing, then reduce watering once established, allowing the soil to dry slightly between watering. Avoid waterlogged areas. Deadhead spent flowers regularly to encourage further blooms and lightly trim after flowering to maintain a neat shape. Feed lightly during active growth, especially when grown in containers.

Did You Know?

The name Dianthus comes from Greek words meaning “divine flower.” Dianthus are also commonly known as “pinks”, referring to the characteristic fringed or serrated edges of their petals.

An early flowering carnation with an upright habit, that will last for months.  Beautiful bi-colour blooms in shades of pink and purple against dark green foliage, will attract bees and birds to the garden.  Ideal for pots and beds.

Dianthus 'Oscar White & Red' is a compact, low-growing perennial with attractive white flowers marked with rich red centres and markings. Its ruffled blooms stand above neat blue-green foliage, bringing fresh, colourful interest to sunny borders, rockeries, containers and smaller gardens. Its compact habit also makes it ideal for pots and window boxes.

Why You'll Love It:

• Striking white flowers with contrasting red markings.
• Compact and easy to grow.
• Excellent for borders, rockeries and containers.
• Long-flowering with regular deadheading.
• Hardy and relatively low-maintenance once established.
• Well suited to sunny Cape Town and Western Cape gardens.

Plant & Care

Plant in full sun in well-drained soil. Water regularly while establishing, then reduce watering once established, allowing the soil to dry slightly between watering. Avoid waterlogged areas. Deadhead spent flowers regularly to encourage further blooms and lightly trim after flowering to maintain a neat shape. Feed lightly during active growth, especially when grown in containers.

Did You Know?

Dianthus flowers are known for their delicate, spicy-sweet fragrance, which is often most noticeable on warm, sunny days. Their colourful blooms also make them a lovely addition to pollinator-friendly gardens, attracting bees and other beneficial insects.

Dianthus ‘Jolt Cherry’ is a vibrant, easy-care perennial that brings a burst of rich colour to gardens, borders, pots, and patio displays. Its striking cherry-red flowers contrast beautifully with fresh green foliage, creating a bold and cheerful display throughout the warmer months. They make excellent long lasting cut flowers.

Compact, hardy, and reliable, ‘Jolt Cherry’ is an excellent choice for adding long-lasting colour to sunny garden spaces. Its neat growth habit also makes it ideal for containers and mixed planting schemes.

Why You’ll Love It

• Bright cherry-red flowers
• Long flowering season
• Compact, hardy, and easy to grow
• Ideal for sunny borders, rockeries, patios, and containers
• Adds vibrant colour to mixed plantings
• Excellent cut flowers
• Attractive to pollinators

Planting & Care

Plant in full sun and well-draining soil. Water regularly while establishing and during dry periods. Remove spent flowers to encourage continued flowering.

Add a bold splash of vibrant colour to your garden with Dianthus ‘Oscar Red’. This beautiful variety produces masses of rich, deep red flowers that stand out beautifully against its neat, green foliage. With its compact, attractive growth habit and long-lasting blooms, ‘Oscar Red’ is an excellent choice for adding colour and charm to containers, borders, patio displays, and sunny garden spaces.

Its striking red flowers make a wonderful focal point and pair beautifully with whites, pinks, purples, and silvery foliage. A versatile and rewarding choice for gardeners looking to create a bright and colourful display.

Ideal for: Containers, hanging baskets, borders, rockeries, and sunny patio displays.

Why You’ll Love It

• Produces beautiful, vibrant red flowers.
• Long-lasting blooms provide an extended display of colour.
• Compact and attractive growth habit.
• Perfect for containers, borders, rockeries, and patio displays.
• Excellent for adding bold colour to entrances and outdoor spaces.
• A versatile choice for mixed flower displays.
• Attractive to bees and other beneficial pollinators.

Planting & Care

Plant in full sun in well-drained, fertile soil enriched with compost. Dianthus prefers good drainage, so avoid waterlogged areas. Water regularly while plants are establishing and during hot or dry conditions, allowing the soil to dry slightly between watering.

Feed regularly during the growing season to encourage healthy growth and abundant flowering. Remove spent flowers to keep plants looking tidy and encourage further blooms. trim back lightly after flowering to help maintain a compact, attractive shape.

Dianthus ‘Jolt Pink’ is a vibrant, easy-care perennial that brings a fresh burst of taller colour to gardens, borders, pots, and patio displays. Its bright pink flowers create a cheerful and eye-catching display against neat green foliage, adding charm and colour throughout the warmer months. They make excellent long-lasting cut flowers.

Compact, hardy, and reliable, ‘Jolt Pink’ is an excellent choice for sunny garden spaces. Its tidy growth habit makes it particularly well suited to containers, borders, rockeries, and mixed planting schemes.

Why You’ll Love It

• Bright pink, show-stopping flowers
• Long flowering season
• Compact, hardy, and easy to grow
• Ideal for sunny borders, rockeries, patios, and containers
• Adds fresh colour to mixed plantings
• Excellent cut flowers
• Attractive to pollinators

Planting & Care

Plant in full sun and well-draining soil. Water regularly while establishing and during dry periods. Remove spent flowers to encourage continued flowering. A light trim after flowering helps maintain a neat, compact shape.

A stunning modern dianthus that fills the garden with masses of elegant lavender-pink blooms, bringing colour, charm, and exceptional versatility to borders and cutting gardens. Dianthus ‘Amazon Lavender Magic’ is a vigorous, upright variety with strong stems and an impressive flowering performance, making it equally beautiful in the landscape or as a source of long-lasting cut flowers. Well suited to the Cape Garden Route, it thrives in sunny, well-drained conditions and can reward gardeners with an extended succession of blooms through the warmer months.

Why You’ll Love It

• Abundant lavender-pink flowers with a soft, romantic appearance.
• Strong, upright stems make it an excellent choice for cut flowers.
• Long flowering period with repeat blooms when regularly harvested or deadheaded.
• Compact enough for borders and containers while still producing impressive flower stems.
• Performs beautifully in full sun and warm conditions.
• Excellent choice for cottage, Mediterranean, cutting, and mixed-flower gardens.
• Attracts bees and other beneficial pollinators to the garden.
• Easy to grow when planted in fertile, well-drained soil.
• Beautifully complements white, blush, purple, and silvery foliage plants.
• Particularly rewarding for gardeners wanting both ornamental colour and productive cut flowers.

Planting & Care

Plant in full sun in fertile, well-drained soil enriched with compost. Good drainage is especially important in the wetter months, so avoid areas where water tends to remain around the roots. Water regularly while plants are establishing, then allow the soil to dry slightly between watering once established. Feed lightly during active growth to encourage strong stems and abundant flowering. Remove spent flowers or harvest stems regularly to encourage further blooms and maintain a neat, productive plant.

Did You Know?

The name Dianthus comes from the Greek words dios, meaning “divine,” and anthos, meaning “flower” — essentially, “flower of the gods.” Dianthus has also been treasured for centuries for its sweet fragrance and long-lasting flowers, making it a favourite in traditional cottage and cutting gardens.

Dianthus 'Aura' is a compact, floriferous perennial with charming, ruffled flowers above neat blue-green foliage. Its blooms have the classic frilled, layered appearance associated with carnations, bringing long-lasting seasonal colour to sunny borders, rockeries, containers and smaller gardens. Its tidy, low-growing habit makes it especially useful for pots, window boxes and mixed plantings.

Why You'll Love It:

• Beautiful, ruffled flowers with a carnation-like appearance.
• Compact and easy to grow.
• Excellent for borders, rockeries and containers.
• Long-flowering with regular deadheading.
• Hardy and relatively low-maintenance once established.
• Well suited to sunny Cape Town and Western Cape gardens.

Plant & Care

Plant in full sun in well-drained soil. Water regularly while establishing, then reduce watering once established, allowing the soil to dry slightly between watering. Avoid waterlogged areas. Deadhead spent flowers regularly to encourage further blooms and lightly trim after flowering to maintain a neat shape. Feed lightly during active growth, especially when grown in containers.

Did You Know?

Dianthus is the same plant family that includes carnations. Many dianthus varieties share the carnation’s distinctive ruffled petals and compact, tufted growth, making them a lovely choice when you want a similar look in a smaller, more garden-friendly plant.

A timeless dianthus that brings fresh, elegant colour to the garden with masses of crisp white blooms. Dianthus ‘Dart White’ produces beautifully formed flowers on strong, upright stems, making it a versatile choice for borders, containers, cottage gardens, and cutting beds. Its clean white flowers brighten sunny spaces and pair effortlessly with almost any colour, from soft pastels to vibrant pinks and purples. A dependable choice for the Cape Garden Route, it thrives in sunny, well-drained conditions and provides a beautifully classic garden display.

Ideal for borders, containers and rockeries.

Why You’ll Love It

• Pure white blooms for a fresh, elegant display.
• Strong stems, excellent for cutting.
• Reliable flowering in sunny positions.
• Perfect for borders, containers, and cottage gardens.
• Attracts bees and beneficial pollinators.

Planting & Care

Plant in full sun and well-drained soil enriched with compost. Water regularly while establishing, then reduce once established. Feed lightly during active growth and remove spent flowers to encourage further blooms.

Did You Know?

White Dianthus flowers have long been associated with purity, devotion, and remembrance, making them a meaningful choice for both traditional gardens and floral arrangements.

A vibrant dianthus that brings rich scarlet-red colour and classic cottage-garden charm to the landscape. Dianthus ‘Dart Scarlet’ produces masses of beautifully formed blooms on strong, upright stems, making it equally at home in sunny borders, containers, rockeries, and cutting gardens. Its intense scarlet flowers create a striking display and pair beautifully with softer pinks, whites, purples, and silvery foliage. 

Why You’ll Love It

• Rich scarlet-red blooms for a bold garden display.
• Strong, upright stems, excellent for cutting.
• Reliable flowering in sunny positions.
• Perfect for borders, containers, rockeries, and cottage gardens.
• Attracts bees and beneficial pollinators.

Planting & Care

Plant in full sun and well-drained soil enriched with compost. Water regularly while establishing, then reduce once established. Feed lightly during active growth and remove spent flowers to encourage further blooms.

Did You Know?

Many dianthus varieties are remarkably versatile, thriving in sunny borders, rockeries, containers, and other well-drained garden spaces where their colourful blooms can be enjoyed up close.

A charming dianthus that brings a magical splash of rich pink colour to the garden, Dianthus Dart ‘Pink Magician’ produces masses of beautifully formed blooms on strong, upright stems. Its vivid flowers create an eye-catching display in borders, containers, cottage gardens, and cutting beds, while its neat habit makes it easy to incorporate into both formal and informal plantings. A rewarding choice for the Cape Garden Route, this versatile variety enjoys sunny conditions and well-drained soil, providing colour and interest throughout the flowering season.

Why You’ll Love It

• Vibrant pink blooms for a cheerful garden display.
• Strong stems, ideal for cutting and floral arrangements.
• Long-flowering and reliable in sunny positions.
• Perfect for borders, containers, and cottage gardens.
• Attracts bees and beneficial pollinators.
• Easy to grow in fertile, well-drained soil.

Did You Know?

Dianthus is sometimes called “pinks” — not because of its colour, but because the petals often have delicately fringed edges that look as though they have been trimmed with pinking shears.