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Double Spring Beauty Mixed Dianthus Seeds
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1-16-oz

28,000 seeds/oz.; 10-14 days, 70°F. (15”) Double Spring Beauty Mixed Dianthus is a mix of clove pinks. This Dianthus features a spicy fragrance and double blooms.
  • weight: .0625 lbs
Connecticut
East Hartford
Dianthus, Firewitch
Prices start at : 13.99 USD / 1 Plant

Deep violet pink blooms emit the sweet fragrance of carnations, covering low-growing mounding plants all spring. Holds up well in cold, heat or humidity.
  • Resistant To: Deer, Rabbit
  • Zone: 3-8
  • Bloom Season: Spring
  • Sun: Full Sun, Part Sun
  • Height: 6-9 inches
  • Spread: 12-15 inches
Pennsylvania
Warminster
Dianthus, Jolt Pink Magic
Prices start at : 6.99 USD / 6 Plants

Some of the best landscape performers we've seen, the ‘Jolt' series gets a new member of the family with ‘Pink Magic.' Three inch white flowers magically deepen into darker shades of pink as they mature, making a beautiful spray of color.
  • Ornamental Use: Beds, Borders, Cut Flowers
  • Life Cycle: Annual
  • Flowering: Yes
  • Sow Method: Indoor Sow
  • Flower color: Pink, White
Pennsylvania
Warminster
Dianthus, Arctic Fire
Prices start at : 4.99 USD / 1 Pkt. (150 Seeds)

Pure white flowers with magenta ring bloom on low spreading mat-like plants. Ideal for edgings and ground covers.
  • Genus: Dianthus deltoides
  • Ornamental Use: Beds, Borders, Container, Cut Flowers
  • Spread: 12-14 inches
  • Height: 6-8 inches
  • Life Cycle: Perennial
Pennsylvania
Warminster
Dianthus, Jolt Cherry
Prices start at : 7.99 USD / 6 Plants

Produces a shocking blaze of super-charged color all summer long. Easy to grow and care for. Well-branching 16-20” plants are soon ablaze with lightly fragrant, high-saturation blooms—producing bouquet after bouquet of dazzling cut flowers.
  • Sow Method: Indoor Sow
  • Sun: Full Sun, Part Sun
  • Ornamental Use: Beds, Borders, Cut Flowers
  • Bloom Duration: 12 weeks
  • Flowering: Yes
  • Growth Habit: Mound
Pennsylvania
Warminster
Dianthus, Sweet Black Cherry Hybrid
Prices start at : 5.99 USD / 6 Plants

Excellent cut flowers. We are delighted with this variety's outstanding beauty and overall garden performance. Perfectly sized for the front of the border, and glorious in a mixed container.
  • Height: 18-36 inches
  • Sun: Full Sun, Part Sun
  • Planting Time: Spring
  • Ornamental Use: Beds, Borders, Complete Container, Container, Cut Flowers, Decorative
  • Bloom Season: Summer
Pennsylvania
Warminster
Dianthus, Rockin\' Red
Prices start at : 13.99 USD / 1 Plant

A party in the garden with 3" lively, red, lacy flowers that bloom in clusters from early spring well into fall! Durable performance and dependable overwintering will keep your garden dancing with color year after year! Long bloom time and upright growth...
  • Bloom Season: Summer
  • Sun: Full Sun, Part Sun
  • Spread: 10-12 inches
  • Planting Time: Fall, Spring
  • Height: 18-24 inches
Pennsylvania
Warminster
Dianthus, Raspberry Surprise
Prices start at : 13.99 USD / 1 Plant

The fragrant pink 2" double-flowers have burgundy-red eyes and alluring blue-green foliage. Excellent for rockeries, edgings and pots.
  • Ornamental Use: Beds, Borders, Container, Cut Flowers
  • Height: 10-12 inches
  • Resistant To: Deer, Rabbit
  • Zone: 4-8
  • Spread: 12-15 inches
  • Genus: Dianthus
Pennsylvania
Warminster
Dianthus, Jolt Pink
Prices start at : 5.24 USD / 6 Plants

This most heat-tolerant dianthus ever is low on upkeep, high in disease resistance. Blooms and blazes non-stop from spring into fall. Upright, well-branching 16-20” plants, with attractive dark-green foliage, are easy-growing and easy-going.
  • Flowering: Yes
  • Life Cycle: Annual
  • Bloom Duration: 14 weeks
  • Sow Method: Indoor Sow
  • Growth Habit: Mound
  • Sun: Full Sun, Part Sun
Pennsylvania
Warminster
Dianthus, Corona Red Magic Hybrid
Prices start at : 5.99 USD / 3 plants

Also grows well in garden beds as a great companion to pansies and ornamental kale. When you need a pop of color for your cool season spring and fall mixed containers, look no further than this little gem.

8-10 inches

    • Spread: 8-10 inches
    • Height: 8-10 inches
    • Life Cycle: Annual
    • Growth Habit: Mound
    • Sun: Full Sun
    Pennsylvania
    Warminster
    Carnation Garden Plants: Tips For Growing Carnations
    Carnations date back to ancient Greece and Roman times, and their family name,, is Greek for “flower of the gods.” Carnations remain the most popular cut flower, and many people want to know how to grow carnation flowers.
    Ohio
    Willoughby
    Dianthus Plants: How To Grow Dianthus
    There are both double and single flowers and the variety reseeds itself.) are long lasting with flowering extending at least 8 weeks. The foliage on all of these is blue-gray and each comes in a rainbow of colors.is the common Sweet William and a biennial.
    Ohio
    Willoughby
    Clove Pink Herb Plants – Learn About Clove Pink Uses In The Garden
    Clove pink herb plants are also tolerant of a wide range of soil situations and marine regions, as well as mildly polluted zones. In culinary applications, the flower was used candied, as a flavoring in syrups and even in a liqueur.
    Ohio
    Willoughby
    The Fine Art of Deadheading or Picking Pansies
    I, in my church dress and sunbonnet, was turned loose into the backyard and the ladies went into the house. To deadhead a flower, you must look at it and at the plant it is growing on.
    California
    El Segundo
    What Is Firewitch – How To Care For Firewitch Dianthus Plants
    You can simply cut the grass-like foliage back with grass shears. Firewitch flowers hold up against heat and humidity more than most dianthus flowers.freestar.queue.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-300x250-ATF-1"); });Because Firewitch...
    Ohio
    Willoughby
    Companion Plants For Dianthus – Tips On What To Plant With Dianthus
    The red, pink, white and purple shades of dianthus may be overpowered by bright orange). If you're wondering what to plant with dianthus in your garden, read on for helpful tips and suggestions.When it comes to dianthus plant companions, look for plants...
    Ohio
    Willoughby
    Ask-a-Gardener: Your Gardening Questions Answered
    Northern gardeners often experience an early bloom on plants shipped from southern areas, but they settle in and return to a predictable schedule by the next year.A big thanks to Big_Red for his cucumber seedling image.
    California
    El Segundo
    Marie Chabaud - Dianthus Seed
    Prices start at : 4.10 USD / Packet

    Caryophyllus is native to the Mediterranean, where emotional attachment to this flower first took root. Direct seed - Early spring when a light frost is still possible.Excellent commercial cut flower and is also suitable for gallon container production...
    • Latin Name: Dianthus caryophyllus
    • Fragrant: Yes
    • Days To Maturity: 130 - 140 Days
    • Hybrid Status: Open Pollinated
    • Life Cycle: Tender Perennial
    Maine
    Winslow
    Sweet White - Pelleted (F1) Dianthus Seed
    Prices start at : 4.25 USD / Packet

    Plants are high yielding, producing long-lasting blooms, up to 14 days. Cool temperatures of 50-55°F (10-13°C) are required to keep the plants low growing and basal branching. Bred for greenhouse and high-tunnel production but also suitable for open...
    •  Fragrant
    •  Edible Flowers
    •  Use for Cut Flowers and Bouquets
    • Life Cycle: Tender Perennial
    Maine
    Winslow
    Off With Their Heads...Deadheads, That Is
    Deadheading, or removing a plant's spent blooms, is more than just a habit of the compulsively neat, however. First, you're getting rid of dead flowers, which more often than not look shriveled, brown and generally unsightly.
    California
    El Segundo
    Amazon Neon Cherry - Pelleted (F1) Dianthus Seed
    Prices start at : 4.85 USD / Packet

    Also makes a lovely bedding plant.If using pelleted seed, we recommend consistent soil moisture during the germination period. Direct seed - Early spring when a light frost is still possible.Excellent commercial cut flower and is also suitable for gallon...
    •  Fragrant
    •  Edible Flowers
    •  Use for Cut Flowers and Bouquets
    • Life Cycle: Tender Perennial
    Maine
    Winslow
    Sweet Purple White Bicolor - Pelleted (F1) Dianthus Seed
    Prices start at : 4.25 USD / Packet

    Plants are high yielding, producing long-lasting blooms, up to 14 days. Cool temperatures of 50-55°F (10-13°C) are required to keep the plants low growing and basal branching. Bred for greenhouse and high-tunnel production but also suitable for open...
    •  Edible Flowers
    •  Greenhouse Performer
    •  Fragrant
    • Life Cycle: Tender Perennial
    • Latin Name: Dianthus barbatus
    Maine
    Winslow
    Volcano Mix - Organic Dianthus Seed
    Prices start at : 4.85 USD / Packet

    Best grown as an annual.• Edible Flowers: Use the flower petals to garnish salads, desserts, soups, icing, and cold drinks. Harden off and transplant out. First-year flowering; best grown as an annual.
    •  Fragrant
    •  Use for Cut Flowers and Bouquets
    •  Edible Flowers
    • Life Cycle: Tender Perennial
    • Latin Name: Dianthus barbatus
    Maine
    Winslow
    Chabaud Picotee Double Mix - Dianthus Seed
    Prices start at : 4.10 USD / Packet

    In the hoophouse/high tunnel: we were able to transplant earlier, resulting in earlier blooms, more lush plants, and taller stems. Grass-like, gray or blue-green foliage. Also known as annual carnation.
    •  Heirloom
    •  Fragrant
    •  Use for Cut Flowers and Bouquets
    • Days To Maturity: 130 - 140 Days
    • Hybrid Status: Open Pollinated
    Maine
    Winslow
    Chabaud La France - Dianthus Seed
    Prices start at : 4.10 USD / Packet

    Caryophyllus is native to the Mediterranean, where emotional attachment to this flower first took root. Direct seed - Early spring when a light frost is still possible.Excellent commercial cut flower and is also suitable for gallon container production...
    •  Fragrant
    •  Heirloom
    • Days To Maturity: 130 - 140 Days
    • Latin Name: Dianthus caryophyllus
    • Life Cycle: Tender Perennial
    Maine
    Winslow
    Amazon Neon Purple - Pelleted (F1) Dianthus Seed
    Prices start at : 4.85 USD / Packet

    Also makes a lovely bedding plant.If using pelleted seed, we recommend consistent soil moisture during the germination period. Direct seed - Early spring when a light frost is still possible.Excellent commercial cut flower and is also suitable for gallon...
    • Life Cycle: Tender Perennial
    • Hybrid Status: Hybrid (F1)
    • Use for Cut Flowers and Bouquets: Yes
    • Latin Name: Dianthus barbatus interspecific
    Maine
    Winslow
    Chabaud Orange Sherbet - Dianthus Seed
    Prices start at : 4.10 USD / Packet

    In the hoophouse/high tunnel: we were able to transplant earlier, resulting in earlier blooms, more lush plants, and taller stems. Grass-like, gray or blue-green foliage. Also known as annual carnation.
    •  Edible Flowers
    •  Heirloom
    •  Use for Cut Flowers and Bouquets
    •  Fragrant
    • Hybrid Status: Open Pollinated
    Maine
    Winslow