Dianthus 'Laced Hero'
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Dianthus 'Laced Hero' $7.95• common names: dianthus, garden pink
• flowering season: May and June
• height: 8 to 12 inches
• Light requirements: full sun for the best flowering, although the plant will grow in less light
• Soil requirements: average garden soil that is well drained
• Water requirments: water young plants regularly their first summer; older plants are drought resistant
• Growth habit: a low cushion-shaped plant that spreads moderately
• How to propagate: take tip cuttings in early summer, or peg-down a side shoot after slicing halfway through it with a knife
• Leaf type: narrow glaucous-green leaves 1 to 1½ inches long
• Ways to use it such: a sunny spot in a garden; shearing back a plant by a third or a half once a year is recommended
• Special characteristics: the flowers are richly fragrant
A sweetly fragrant, semi-double flower of white and reddish maroon opens in late May into June on stems of eight to twelve inches. The leaves are glaucous blue and evergreen. The key to successfully overwintering it is excellent drainage. Hardy to USDA Zone 6.