Cottage Pinks Dianthus Memories

Dianthus 'Memories' is a beautiful cottage pink that produces an abundance of delicately fragrant, semi-double flowers in summer. Each bloom features soft white petals adorned with a striking deep pink-red eye, creating a charming, old-fashioned display that is perfect for borders, rockeries, and container planting. As a hardy perennial, it returns year after year, forming a neat, compact mound of attractive silvery blue-green evergreen foliage that provides interest even when not in flower.

Part of the beloved Cottage Pinks group, Dianthus 'Memories' thrives in a sunny position with well-drained soil, making it an excellent choice for gravel gardens, raised beds, and the front of herbaceous borders. Its sweetly scented blooms are highly attractive to bees and butterflies, adding wildlife value to your garden throughout the summer months. Deadheading spent flowers can encourage a second flush of blooms later in the season.

Supplied as a well-established plant in a 2 litre pot, ready for planting out in the garden or into a decorative container.

Cultural Information:

• Botanical Name: Dianthus 'Memories'


• Common Names: Cottage Pinks, Dianthus, Garden Pinks


• Classification: Hardy Perennial


• Fully Grown Height & Spread: 25–30 cm × 30–40 cm


• Growth Habit: Compact, Low-Growing Mound-Forming Perennial


• Perfect for: Borders, Rockeries, Gravel Gardens, Raised Beds, Containers, Cottage Gardens


• Flowering Time: Summer (June–August)


• Flower Colour: White with a Deep Pink-Red Eye


• Planting Position: Full Sun


• Soil Type: Well-Drained, Neutral to Alkaline


• Attracts: Bees, Butterflies & Pollinators


• Type: Hardy Evergreen Perennial


• Foliage: Silvery Blue-Green, Narrow Evergreen Leaves


• Fragrance: Sweetly Scented

Notes: This listing is for the Memories variety, featuring elegant white flowers with a distinctive deep pink-red centre.