Firewitch Dianthus

Dianthus gratianapolitanus 'Firewitch'

Sku #0472

Magenta-pink flowers bloom profusely, with a wonderful spicy clove-like fragrance. Blue-gray, compact foliage quickly forms a solid mat, making it an excellent groundcover or rock garden plant. Essential to the cottage garden and perennial borders. A hardy herbaceous perennial that may remain evergreen in warmer winter regions.

Light Needs

Partial to full sun

Light Needs
Water Needs

Water regularly - weekly, or more often in extreme heat or containers.
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Key Feature

Bright, Fragrant Blooms

Light Needs

Partial to full sun

Landscape Uses

Border, Coastal Exposure, Container, Cutting Garden, Firescaping/Fire Wise, Ground Cover, Mass Planting, Rock Garden

Watering Needs:Water regularly - weekly, or more often in extreme heat or containers.

Botanical Pronunciation:dy-AN-thus grat-ee-an-oh-pol-it-AH-nus

Plant type:Groundcover, Perennial

Deciduous/evergreen:Evergreen

Growth rate:Fast

Average landscape size:Fast growing; reaches 1 ft. tall and wide.

Special features:Compact Form, Easy Care, Fast Growing, Gift Plant, Waterwise

Foliage color:Gray-green

Blooms:Spring, repeating through fall if spent blooms are promptly removed.

Flower color:Pink

Flower attributesFlowers for Cutting, Fragrant, Repeat Flowering, Showy Flowers

Garden styleCottage, Rustic

Companion PlantsLavender (Lavandula); Phlox (Phlox); Coneflower (Echinacea); Speedwell (Veronica); Shasta Daisy (Chrysanthemum)

Care

Care Information

Provide enriched, neutral to slightly alkaline, loose, well-drained soil. Water deeply, regularly in first growing season to establish root system. Once established, reduce frequency; tolerates mild, periodic drought. Fertilize regularly during growing season. Remove spent blooms to encourage heavier blooming.

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