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Botanical Name: Dianthus
Common Name: Carnation
Hardiness: Zone 4 - 8
Exposure: Full Sun
Bloom Time: Early Summer
Flower Colours: Pink, Red
Foliage: Blue-green
Height: 8 - 12 inches
Spread: 16 inches
Soil Type: Average
Moisture: Well drained
Care Level: Easy
Dianthus Cheddar Pink

General Description:
Single blooms cover the plant in early summer. Deadhead to encourage longer bloom time. Foliage stays evergreen all winter.
-Cheddar Pink: 6-8" Makes tidy mounds of blue grey leaves, developing into broad mats 12 inches or more wide. Fragrant pink blossoms from spring until frost. Cottage Pink: Loosely tufted, evergreen foliage with pale pink, fringed fragrant petals. 12-18 inches tall and 10 inches spread.
-Arctic Fire: 8 inches, white with bright red eye.
-Red Maiden: 8 inches, bright red flowers with very free flowering habit.
-First Love: 18-20 inches, flowers turn from white to deep pink
-Firewitch -6-8" magenta pink blooms (Perennial of the Year 2006)

Care and Maintenance:
Easy to maintain, no mulching required. Prefers well drained, slightly alkaline soil in full sun.

Uses & Features:
Front Border
Edger
Rock Garden
Foliage Colour
Varieties Available:
plumarius:
Cottage Pink
gratianopolitanus:
Cheddar Pink
Firewitch -magenta pink (Perennial of the Year
deltoides:
Arctic Fire
Red Maiden
First Love -turn from white to deep pink
Tiny Rubies