Firewitch Dianthus
$71.00 Original price was: $71.00.$21.30Current price is: $21.30.
1000 in stock
SKU: M4lc19M6AB
Category: Perennials
LIGHT: Full sun, Partial sun
WATER: Water when top 2 inches of soil is dry.
SIZE: Fast growing; reaches 1 ft. tall and wide.
| Description | Magenta-pink flowers bloom profusely, with a wonderful spicy clove-like fragrance. Blue-gray, compact foliage quickly forms a solid mat, making it an excellent groundcover or rock garden plant. Essential to the cottage garden and perennial borders. A hardy herbaceous perennial that may remain evergreen in warmer winter regions. |
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| Bloom Time | Spring, repeating through fall if deadheaded. |
| Deciduous/Evergreen | Evergreen |
| Special Features | Easy Care, Waterwise, Attracts Pollinators, Fast Growing, Compact Form |
| Problems/Solutions | Coastal Exposure, Drought Tolerant |
| Growth Rate | Fast |
| Flower Attributes | Flowers for Cutting, Fragrant, Repeat Flowering, Showy Flowers |
| Landscape Use | Border, Container, Ground Cover |
| Flower Color | Pink |
| Foliage Color | Gray-green |
| Companion Plants | Lavender (Lavandula); Phlox (Phlox); Coneflower (Echinacea); Speedwell (Veronica); Shasta Daisy (Chrysanthemum) |
| Care Instructions | Provide enriched, neutral to slightly alkaline, loose, well-drained soil. Water deeply, regularly in first growing season to establish root system. Once established, reduce frequency; tolerates mild, periodic drought. Fertilize regularly during growing season. Remove spent blooms to encourage heavier blooming. |