Dianthus

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Dianthus / Fruit Punch Maraschino

Creates brilliant splashes of red in your garden bed. Use to edge sunny borders and pathways.

Features:

This colorful perennial produces fragrant, double, hot cherry red blossoms atop a low mound of silvery blue, spiky foliage.

Companion Plants:

Pair with Salvia, Digitalis, Archillea, Iberis, Nepeta, Thymus, Oenothera, Stachys, and Gypsophila.

Care and Dead Heading:

Grows best in full sun to light shade and loose, well-drained, neutral to slightly alkaline soil. Tolerates dry soil for short periods.

Planting Instructions:

Dig hole twice as wide as the container and 1-1/2 the depth. Remove container and gently massage the roots. Place root ball in center of the hole even with ground level. Backfill hole with mixture of 1/2 native soil and 1/2 soil amendment. Compact lightly and water thoroughly, then repeat. Apply 5-10cm (2-4in) layer of organic mulch & create a water basin around plant.

Type:

Perennial

Zone:

4a -30F to -25F

Exposure:

Full sun

Blooms:

Early summer to fall

Toxic To:

Safe

Cautions:

No cautions

Soil Conditions:

Loose, well drained

Height:

10 inches

Space:

12 inches