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Dianthus Seeds - Cheddar Pink
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(Dianthus Gratianopolitanus Cheddar Pink) - This is a stunning, wide-spreading ground cover plant with grassy, blue-green foliage and pink flowers. It establishes easily from flower seeds, and it can be used to edge a flower bed or grow it in your rock garden for a splash of cool color.
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Groundcover Specifications
SEASON
Perennial
USDA ZONES
3 - 8
HEIGHT
4 - 6 inches
BLOOM SEASON
Summer
BLOOM COLOR
Pinks
ENVIRONMENT
Full sun
SOIL TYPE
Well-drained soils, pH 5.8 - 6.8
DEER RESISTANT
Yes
Planting Directions
TEMPERATURE
68F
AVERAGE GERM TIME
14 - 21 days
LIGHT REQUIRED
Yes
DEPTH
Cover lightly 1/16 inch
SOWING RATE
Approximately 1000 seeds covers 20 square feet
MOISTURE
Keep seeds moist until germination
PLANT SPACING
8 inches
Dianthus (Dianthus Gratianopolitanus Cheddar Pink) - Cheddar Pink is a stunning, wide-spreading ground cover plant with grassy, blue-green foliage and pink flowers. It establishes easily from seeds, and it can be used to edge a flower bed or grow it in your rock garden for a splash of cool color. To keep its blooms going, be sure to deadhead. Its flowers are pink and have a spicy, clove-like scent.
Rock garden flower
This dianthus makes a great addition to any flower garden edge, rock garden, or mass planting as a flowering ground cover.
Dianthus seed | cheddar pink
How to grow
How To Grow Dianthus From Seed: Sow dianthus seeds indoors 4 - 6 weeks before last frost. Use sterile starter mix, and sow the ground cover seeds on top, covering lightly with soil. Transplant seedlings outdoors after frost season has passed.
For directly sowing these ground cover seeds outdoors, wait until danger of frost is over, and directly sow the seeds into prepared beds. Lightly cover 1/16 inch and keep seeds moist until they germinate.
- Sowing Rate: Approximately 1,000 seeds covers 20 square feet
- Average Germ Time: 14 - 21 days
- Keep moist until germination
- Attracts butterflies
- Depth: Cover seeds thinly 1/16 inch
Flower Specifications
All fully hardy Dianthus species and cultivars prefer well-drained, neutral to alkaline soil, in full sun..
- Height: 4 - 6 inches
- USDA Zones: 3 - 8
- Season: Perennial
- Deer Resistant: Yes