Delilah™ Purple Dianthus
Dianthus plumaris
Description | Bright purple flowers bloom continuously from early spring until autumn, providing a wonderful spicy clove-like fragrance. Prolific flowers are held on sturdy stems above a tidy, low maintenance mound of silver-green foliage. Great for carefree landscape borders. Remains evergreen in warmer winter regions. |
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Light | Full sun, Partial sun |
Watering | Water when top 2 inches of soil is dry. |
Blooms | Spring, Summer |
Mature Size | Moderate growing; reaches 10 in. tall, 14 in. wide. |
Deciduous/Evergreen | Herbaceous |
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Special Features | Easy Care, Waterwise, Fast Growing, Compact Form |
Growth Rate | Moderate |
Flower Attributes | Flowers for Cutting, Fragrant, Long Bloom Season, Showy Flowers |
Landscape Use | Border, Container, Ground Cover, Edging |
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Flower Color | Purple |
Foliage Color | Blue-green |
Companion Plants | Bellflower (Campanula); Daylily (Hemerocallis); Coneflower (Echinacea); Creeping Phlox (Phlox); Beardtongue (Penstemon) |
Care | Provide enriched, neutral to slightly alkaline, loose, well-drained soil. Water deeply, regularly during the first growing season to establish an extensive root system. Once established, reduce frequency; tolerates mild drought. Apply fertilizer before new growth begins in spring. Remove spent blooms to encourage heavier blooming. |
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This Plant's Growing Zones: 4-9

Your USDA Cold Hardiness Zone: 3
Your climate may be too cold for this plant
Buy Online
Your plant(s) are estimated to ship to Minnesota on or around April 15th, 2023, depending on weather and garden center orders. Because all plants respond to weather and other conditions while growing, we can not guarantee a ship date. We will only deliver plants once they meet our rigorous quality and size standards, and only when the garden center schedules a delivery. Thank you for your patience.
Buy Locally
This plant may be available in these stores:
Due to the seasonal nature of plants, availability at your local garden center is not guaranteed. Give them a call before visiting.
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Fairview Gardens 1080 35th St. Ne
Sauk Rapids, MN 56379 -
Nelson Nursery Garden Center 25834 Main St.
Zimmerman, MN 55398 -
Green Barn Garden Center Inc 26501 Highway 65 Ne
Isanti, MN 55040
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100 years. Since our founding in Southern California by Harry E. Rosedale, Sr.
in 1926, we have been absolutely dedicated and obsessed with quality.
We have been pioneers and craftsmen in the art of growing plants for nearly 100 years. Since our founding in Southern California by Harry E. Rosedale, Sr. in 1926, we have been absolutely dedicated and obsessed with quality.