Pinks

Beautifully patterned flowers bring a sweet, spicy fragrance to the garden and attract butterflies. Compact silvery blue foliage is the perfect backdrop for the nearly constant display of flowers. An ideal plant for the rock garden, along walkways or at garden's edge.

Companion Plants

Blanket Flower

Lamb's Ear

Tickseed

Plant Details

Common name

Pinks
Botanical name

Dianthus
Variety

Raspberry Swirl
Zone

USDA Zone 6 (-10°F) to USDA Zone 7 (0°F).
Light

Sun
Height

12" (31 cm)
Habit

Mounded
Feed

Use all-purpose
Water

Weekly during dry spells
Bloom Color

Red, Pink
Bloom Time

Spring
Maintenance

Shear back lightly after bloom

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