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Seedy Subjects! => Grow From Seed => Topic started by: Giles on December 16, 2010, 07:47:23 PM

Title: South African Dianthus.
Post by: Giles on December 16, 2010, 07:47:23 PM

Does anyone have any experience with these: caespitosus/mooiensis/namaensis/thunbergii?
Germination requirements, and cold tolerance as adults would be nice to know.
(Silverhill Seeds  :) ........)

Title: Re: South African Dianthus.
Post by: Lesley Cox on December 16, 2010, 08:45:35 PM

I didn't know there are SA Dianthus. Thought it was an entirely northern hemisphere genus.

Title: Re: South African Dianthus.
Post by: TheOnionMan on December 16, 2010, 08:52:35 PM

Quote from: Lesley Cox on December 16, 2010, 08:45:35 PM

I didn't know there are SA Dianthus. Thought it was an entirely northern hemisphere genus.

http://www.biodiversityexplorer.org/plants/caryophyllaceae/dianthus.htm

Title: Re: South African Dianthus.
Post by: Maggi Young on December 16, 2010, 08:56:10 PM

There are more than I thought........

http://www.plantzafrica.com/plantcd/dianthuszeyheri.htm

Title: Re: South African Dianthus.
Post by: Lesley Cox on December 16, 2010, 10:24:27 PM

Thanks for the link Mark. Quite a lot in fact.