Cottage Pink Dianthus Sugar Plum – Fragrant Hardy Perennial

Dianthus 'Sugar Plum' is a beautiful cottage garden pink, producing richly fragrant, semi-double flowers in shades of dusky plum-pink with a deeper eye. A reliable hardy perennial, this variety brings colour and scent to borders, rockeries, and patio containers throughout the summer months. The neat, compact habit and silvery blue-green evergreen foliage provide year-round interest, even when not in flower.

This plant is supplied as a well-established specimen in a 5L root ball, ready for planting straight into the garden or a generously sized container.

What's Included:

• 1 x Cottage Pink Dianthus Sugar Plum Plant
  
• Supplied in a 5L Root Ball
  

Key Features:

• Beautifully fragrant semi-double flowers in dusky plum-pink tones
  
• Hardy perennial – comes back year after year
  
• Long summer flowering period
  
• Compact, mound-forming habit – ideal for borders, rockeries, edging and containers
  
• Attractive silvery blue-green evergreen foliage
  
• Excellent for cutting – brings fragrance indoors
  
• Low maintenance and drought tolerant once established
  

Cultural Information:

• Botanical Name: Dianthus 'Sugar Plum'
  
• Common Names: Cottage Pink, Pinks, Dianthu
  
• Classification: Hardy Evergreen Perennial
  
• Fully Grown Height & Spread: 30–40 cm × 30–40 cm
  
• Growth Habit: Compact, Mound-Forming Perennial
  
• Perfect for: Borders, Rockeries, Edging, Cottage Gardens, Containers
  
• Flowering Time: Summer (June to September)
  
• Flower Colour: Dusky Plum-Pink with a Deeper Eye
  
• Fragrance: Yes – Sweetly Scented
  
• Planting Position: Full Sun
  
• Soil Type: Well-Drained, Neutral to Alkaline
  
• Hardiness: Fully Hardy
  
• Attracts: Bees, Butterflies & Pollinators
  
• Foliage: Silvery Blue-Green, Evergreen, Narrow Leaves
  

Planting & Care Tips:

• Plant in a sunny position in well-drained soil – Dianthus dislike waterlogged conditions
  
• Ideal in neutral to slightly alkaline soil; add horticultural grit to heavier soils to improve drainage
  
• Deadhead spent blooms regularly to encourage further flowering throughout summer
  
• Trim back lightly after flowering to maintain a tidy, compact shape
  
• Water during prolonged dry spells, but avoid overwatering
  

Notes: This variety is supplied in the Sugar Plum colour, featuring attractive dusky plum-pink toned flowers with a deeper contrasting eye.