Dianthus 'Whatfield Ruby'
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Dianthus 'Whatfield Ruby' $5.95• common names: dianthus, garden pink
• flowering season: late spring into early summer
• height: 6 to 8 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
• Leaf type: narrow glaucous-green leaves
• Ways to use it: edging a sunny walkway, in the rock garden or at the front edge of a sunny flower bed
• Special characteristics: very fragrant
Compact plants of six to eight inches tall by eight inches wide carry numerous flowers of rich ruby red during the months of May and June. As you would expect, the flowers are sweetly scented. The evergreen leaves are a grayish green. Hardy to USDA Zone 5.