''Dianthus sylvestris'', the wood pink, is a species of ''
Dianthus'' found in
Europe, particularly in the
Alps, and also said to be disjunctly found in the mountains of
Greece.
A perennial, it prefers to grow in drier, stony places, so it is occasionally planted in
rock gardens
A rock garden, also known as a rockery and formerly as a rockwork, is a garden, or more often a part of a garden, with a landscaping framework of rocks, stones, and gravel, with planting appropriate to this setting. Usually these are small A ...
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Subspecies
A number of subspecies have been described:
*''Dianthus sylvestris'' subsp. ''alboroseus''
F.K.Mey.
*''Dianthus sylvestris'' subsp. ''aristidis''
(Batt.) Greuter & Burdet
*''Dianthus sylvestris'' subsp. ''boissieri''
(Willk.) Dobignard
*''Dianthus sylvestris'' subsp. ''longibracteatus''
(Maire) Greuter & Burdet
*''Dianthus sylvestris'' subsp. ''tergestinus''
(Rchb.) Hayek
References
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sylvestris
Garden plants of Europe
Plants described in 1787
Taxa named by Franz Xaver von Wulfen