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Author Topic: South African Dianthus.  (Read 1037 times)

Giles

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South African Dianthus.
« 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.
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Re: South African Dianthus.
« Reply #1 on: December 16, 2010, 08:45:35 PM »
I didn't know there are SA Dianthus. Thought it was an entirely northern hemisphere genus.
Lesley Cox - near Dunedin, lower east coast, South Island of New Zealand - Zone 9

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Re: South African Dianthus.
« Reply #2 on: December 16, 2010, 08:52:35 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
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Re: South African Dianthus.
« Reply #3 on: December 16, 2010, 08:56:10 PM »
There are more than I thought........

http://www.plantzafrica.com/plantcd/dianthuszeyheri.htm
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Re: South African Dianthus.
« Reply #4 on: December 16, 2010, 10:24:27 PM »
Thanks for the link Mark. Quite a lot in fact.
Lesley Cox - near Dunedin, lower east coast, South Island of New Zealand - Zone 9

 


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