Dianthus - Scent First Coral Reef
Height: 8-10 inches
Spread: 8-10 inches
Hardiness Zones: 5-9
Full sun to part sun
This award winner is the star of any garden. Stunning and fragrant pink petals are trimmed with a thin border of white that captivates attention. Blue-green leaves make for a lovely display of color even when the flowers are not in bloom. This flower brings in butterflies and bees and is ignored by deer and rabbits, ensuring that the right guests show up to behold this beautiful bloom. It is a wonderfully versatile addition to banks, beds, borders, slopes, or on the patio and in a container.
The Coral Reef Dianthus is drought and heat tolerant. Removing the dead heads will prolong flowering. The Coral Reef Dianthus requires a well-drained neutral to alkaline soil. Chalk, loam or sand.