General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 6b -20.6 °C (-5 °F) to -17.8 °C (0 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 10a
Plant Height: 18-22 inches
Plant Spread: 12 inches
Leaves: Evergreen
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Bi-Color: Purple and red
Flower Time: Spring
Summer
Uses: Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Salt tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Pollinators: Moths and Butterflies
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger

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Common names
  • Carnation
  • Dianthus
  • Clove Pink

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Location: In my Northern California garden
Date: 2009-06-29
Location: my garden, Puget Sound area, WA
Date: 2014-07-09
cascading from a container, photo taken from below
Location: St Louis
Date: 2021-06-06
Location: In my Northern California garden
Date: 2012-06-05

Photo Courtesy of Secret Garden Growers.
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Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials
Location: Hamilton Square Perennial Garden, Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento CA.
Date: 2014-05-12
Location: My garden in N E Pa.

Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials
  • Uploaded by Joy

Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials
  • Uploaded by Joy
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buy this plant by Teresar Apr 13, 2015 8:43 PM 1

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