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Every Dianthus variety, A to Z
The complete Dianthus list, the genus most gardeners know as pinks — all 76 varieties in the Sow catalog, alphabetically. For the ones gardeners actually plant most, start from the Dianthus hub instead.
A2
- Allwood's PinkDianthus x allwoodii
- American Pie Trio Garden PinkDianthus deltoides 'American Pie Trio'
B3
- Bath's Pink DianthusDianthus gratianopolitanus 'Bath's Pink'
- Borbas's Pink DianthusDianthus borbasii
- Bumbleberry Pie PinkDianthus carthusianorum 'Bumbleberry Pie'
C17
- Candy Floss Maiden PinkDianthus deltoides 'Candy Floss'
- CarnationDianthus caryophyllus
- Carnation 'Horatio'Dianthus caryophyllus 'Horatio'
- Carnation Constant Beauty Red CarnationDianthus caryophyllus 'Constant Beauty Red'
- Carnation Fire StarDianthus caryophyllus 'Fire Star'
- Cheddar PinkDianthus gratianopolitanus
- Cheddar PinksDianthus x cinquenti
- Cheddar Pinks FirewitchDianthus gratianopolitanus 'Firewitch'
- Cherry Vanilla DianthusDianthus dianthus 'Cherry Vanilla'
- Chinese PinkDianthus chinensis
- Chinese Pink Neon Star DianthusDianthus chinensis 'Neon Star'
- Chinese Pink Rockin' Red DianthusDianthus chinensis 'Rockin' Red'
- Classic Coral Garden Pink DianthusDianthus x hybrida 'Classic Coral'
- Common PinkDianthus plumarius
- Constant Beauty Pink Crush CarnationDianthus caryophyllus 'Constant Beauty Pink Crush'
- Coral Reef DianthusDianthus dianthus 'Coral Reef'
- Cranberry Cocktail DianthusDianthus x hybrida 'Cranberry Cocktail'
D5
- Dianthus Black Cherry FrostDianthus x hybrida 'Black Cherry Frost'
- Dianthus Grace BayDianthus x hybrida 'Grace Bay'
- Dianthus knappii
- Dianthus Paint the Town FancyDianthus 'Paint The Town Fancy'
- Double Bubble CarnationDianthus caryophyllus 'Double Bubble'
E2
- Electra Cheddar PinkDianthus gratianopolitanus 'Electra'
- EverBloom Plum Glory PinksDianthus 'Plum Glory'
F4
- Firewitch PinksDianthus 'Devon Xera'
- Frosty DianthusDianthus x hybrida 'Frosty'
- Frosty Fire CarnationDianthus caryophyllus 'Frosty Fire'
- Funky Fuchsia DianthusDianthus x hybrida 'Funky Fuchsia'
G4
- Garden PinkDianthus dianthus
- Garden PinksDianthus x hybrida
- Georgia Peach Pie DianthusDianthus x allwoodii 'Georgia Peach Pie'
- Greystone DianthusDianthus x hybrida 'Greystone'
H4
- Hardy CarnationDianthus caryophyllus 'Hardy Mixed'
- Hardy Garden PinksDianthus caryophyllus 'Hardy Garden'
- Hello Yellow DianthusDianthus x hybrida 'Hello Yellow'
- Hercules Garden PinkDianthus plumarius 'Hercules'
K1
- Key Lime Pie DianthusDianthus x hybrida 'Key Lime Pie'
L3
- Laced Monarch PinkDianthus plumarius 'Laced Monach'
- Large-flowered pink dianthusDianthus giganteus
- Lumnitzer's PinkDianthus x hybrida 'Luminitzeri'
M4
- Maiden PinkDianthus deltoides
- Maiden Pink 'Brilliant'Dianthus deltoides 'Brilliant'
- Maraschino CarnationDianthus caryophyllus 'Maraschino'
- Memories CarnationDianthus caryophyllus 'Memories'
P8
- Paint the Town Fuchsia CarnationDianthus caryophyllus 'Paint the Town Fuchsia'
- Paint the Town Magenta PinksDianthus x hybrida 'Paint the Town Magenta'
- Paint the Town Red PinksDianthus caryophyllus 'Paint the Town Red'
- Passion Garden PinksDianthus x hybrida 'Passion'
- Pinball Wizard PinksDianthus dianthus 'Pinball Wizard'
- PinkDianthus 'Kahori'
- Pink Pom Pom Chinese PinksDianthus chinensis 'Pink Pom Pom'
- Purple Hardy Sweet WilliamDianthus barbatus 'Purple Hardy Sweet William'
R4
- Raspberry Ruffles PinksDianthus x hybrida 'Raspberry Ruffles'
- Raspberry Swirl PinksDianthus dianthus 'Raspberry Swirl'
- Rose de Mai Cottage PinkDianthus plumarius 'Rose de Mai'
- Ruby's Tuesday CarnationDianthus caryophyllus 'Ruby's Tuesday'
S10
- Scent First Coconut Surprise CarnationDianthus caryophyllus 'Scent First Coconut Surprise'
- Scent First Coconut Surprise PinksDianthus 'Coconut Surprise'
- Scent First Raspberry Surprise PinksDianthus 'Raspberry Surprise'
- Scent First Romance PinksDianthus 'Romance'
- Spiked Punch Garden Pink DianthusDianthus x hybrida 'Spiked Punch'
- Sunflor Amber CarnationDianthus caryophyllus 'Sunflor Amber'
- Sweet Black Cherry CarnationDianthus caryophyllus 'Sweet Black Cherry'
- Sweet WilliamDianthus barbatus
- Sweet William Heart AttackDianthus barbatus 'Heart Attack'
- Sweetie Pie DianthusDianthus x hybrida 'Sweetie Pie'
T2
- Thea Mary PinksDianthus plumarius 'Thea Mary'
- Tiny Rubies CarnationDianthus caryophyllus 'Tiny Rubies'
W3
- Watermelon Ice PinksDianthus caryophyllus 'Watermelon Ice'
- White Cottage PinkDianthus plumarius 'Alba'
- Wicked Witch CarnationDianthus caryophyllus 'Wicked Witch'
Dianthus list questions
How many Dianthus varieties are there?
The Sow catalog tracks 76 distinct Dianthus varieties, all listed above. The wider genus is larger still — this is what is actually available and documented well enough to grow from, rather than every name ever published.
Which Dianthus varieties are most popular?
The genus hub ranks them by how many gardeners actually save and plant each one, which is a better reliability signal. This page is the complete list in alphabetical order instead — useful when you already know the variety name you are looking for.
Why do two entries have the same name?
Some Dianthus varieties are sold under the same common name by different nurseries, or a cultivar shares a name with the species it came from. Both records are kept and shown with their botanical names so you can tell them apart, rather than one being silently hidden.
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