Cheddar Pinks

Carpets the garden with a profusion of flowers. Gray-green foliage is ideal as small-scale ground cover, at garden's edge or in the rock garden. Attractive with catmint, low-growing artemisias or dwarf balloon flower. Prefers a sweet (alkaline) soil.

Companion Plants

Blanket Flower

Lamb's Ear

Tickseed

Plant Details

Common name

Cheddar Pinks
Botanical name

Dianthus gratianopolitanus
Variety

Spotty
Zone

USDA Zone 3 (-40°F) to USDA Zone 9 (20°F).
Light

Sun
Height

8" (20 cm)
Habit

Mat-forming
Feed

Use all-purpose
Water

Weekly during dry spells
Bloom Color

Pink
Bloom Time

Summer
Maintenance

Shear back lightly after bloom

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