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Clove pink
Dianthus caryophyllus
The clove-scented pink of old knot gardens — petals for syrup and vinegar, a grey-green edge that likes it lean.
Flavor
Clove, then a faint bitterness if you leave the white base on.
In favor
Hardy perennial edge
Against
Florist bunches are not food
Days to harvest
First good flush the second summer from seed; sooner from plants
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