General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Plant Height: 2 to 3 feet
Plant Spread: 1.5 to 2 feet
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Bi-Color: white with red picotee and veining
Bloom Size: 2"-3"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Uses: Cut Flower
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Drought tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Suitable for wintersowing
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger

Common names
  • Dianthus
  • Carnation
  • Clove Pink

Plant Events from our members
lovesblooms On March 18, 2015 Seeds germinated
lovesblooms On January 29, 2015 Seeds sown
winter sown
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