| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Dianthus kirkii Burtt Davy |
| Bibliography | Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1922: 220 (1922) |
| Native Range | South Africa to Swaziland |
| Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland Biome |
| Habitat | dry, stony grassland |
| Description | glaucous, stems ramose, leaves 1-2cm, linear, acute, appresed, long vaginate, flowers solitary in lax cyme, sepals acute, petals obovate |
| Size | 15-30cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Dianthus moviensis ssp. kirkii (Burtt Davy) S.S.Hooper |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, SWZ Swaziland, TVL Northern Provinces) |