Dianthus 'Velvet on White'
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Dianthus Super Trouper™ 'Velvet on White'• common names: carnation, pink
• flowering season: late spring through summer; dead-heading prolongs the season
• height: flower stems grow 6 to 10 inches tall
• Light requirements: sun, afternoon shade where summers are very hot
• Soil requirements: average garden soil that is well drained
• Water requirments: average requirements
• Growth habit: grows as a multi-stemmed plant
• Leaf type: glaucous-green leaves
• Ways to use it: growing in a pot or in the ground
• Special characteristics: richly fragrant; the flowers stems are strong enough not to flop
Many petals of rich red and pink edged in white or a very light pink, on a compact-growing plant create the perfect flower for growing in a decorative garden container. This is what the hybridizer of this intended, growing it in pots, although we have found that it grows equally well in the ground. It is perennial and hardy to USDA Zone 6, coming through a winter in good shape. What makes it especially suitable for pot culture is its low, self-supporting height, its long season and its sweetly rich scent. Each flower would also be a good candidate as a boutonnière, for the buttonhole of a lady's or gentleman's suit jacket.