Dianthus gratianopolitanus 'Bath's Pink'

Dianthus gratianopolitanus, known in English as "cheddar pink" and in French as œillet bleuâtre or œillet de Grenoble, is a perennial native to Eurasia. The flowers smell of cloves.

This plant is evergreen; I took a photo of it back in March.

Dianthus: foliage in early spring

Dianthus, a genus with species known in English as "pinks", "sweet William", and "carnation", and in French as œillets, includes about 300 species of perennial, annual, and biennial flower plants native mostly to Eurasia, although some are native to north Africa and one to North America.

I was interested to see that this perennial dianthus in a neighbour's garden kept its glaucous foliage through the winter.