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Plant type
Hardy perennial
Flower colour
White
Feature
Flowers
Hardiness
Hardy
Skill level
Beginner
Ideal in cottage gardens packed with old-fashioned plants, 'Mrs Sinkins' (named after Catherine Sinkins, who raised it and died in 1917) has attractive, ragged petals with a pale green centre. It is best grown right at the front of a border where you can fully appreciate its gorgeous sweet scent. It blends nicely with other old-fashioned, subtly-coloured pinks such as the white 'Dad's Favourite' with maroon lacing, but for stronger contrasts go for the bolder, modern, repeat-flowering, weakly-scented kind like the red and white 'Alice'. If you haven't got a flower bed in full sun with quick-draining soil, you can grow pinks in troughs or old sinks where you can guarantee the right conditions.
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Genus: Dianthus
Cultivar: Mrs Sinkins
Plant type: Hardy perennial
Flower colour: White
Foliage colour: Silver
Feature: Flowers
Sun exposure: Full sun
Soil: Well-drained/light, Dry, Sandy
Hardiness: Hardy
Skill level: Beginner
Height: 45cm
Spread: 30cm
Time to take cuttings: July to August
pamela37
I am not sure how I would take cuttings from my Dianthus plants which have been absolutely gorgeous. Can anyone enlighten me please, as accordingly now is the time to do the task.P.Dockerty
