General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Dry Mesic
Dry
Soil pH Preferences: Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Plant Height: 2-6 inches
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Pink
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Uses: Groundcover
Cut Flower
Suitable for miniature gardens
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Pollinators: Moths and Butterflies
Bees
Various insects
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger

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Common names
  • Cheddar Pink
  • Dianthus

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Location: RHS Harlow Carr gardens, Yorkshire, England UK 
Date: 2021-08-14
Dianthus gratianopolitanus 'Tiny Rubies'
Location: My Garden, Utah
Date: 2015-05-20
with Gypsophila repens 'Rosea'
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: 2018-05-15
Location: My Garden, Utah
Date: 2015-05-20
Location: My Garden, Utah
Date: 2015-05-20
Location: My Garden
Location: Manitoba, Canada
Date: 2017-06-15
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: 2017-05-27

Date: 2005-06-04
Location: Fairfax, VA | April, 2023
Date: 2023-04-30
Location: Fairfax, VA | April, 2023
Date: 2023-04-30

Courtesy Crownsville Nursery
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Location: Allentown, Pennsylvania
Date: 2015-05-22
young plant - still waiting for its full display
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