Delilah™ Magenta Dianthus

Dianthus plumaris

Pronunciation: dy-AN-thus
SKU #44092
4-9

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Bright magenta flowers bloom continuously from early spring until autumn, providing a wonderful spicy clove-like fragrance. Prolific flowers are held on sturdy stems above a tidy, low maintenance mound of silver-green foliage. Great for carefree landscape borders. Remains evergreen in warmer winter regions.
LIGHT: Full sun, Partial sun
WATER: Water when top 2 inches of soil is dry.
SIZE: Moderate growing; reaches 10 in. tall, 14 in. wide.

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This Plant's Growing Zones: 4-9

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Bloom TimeSpring, summer
Deciduous/EvergreenHerbaceous
Special FeaturesEasy Care, Waterwise, Fast Growing, Compact Form
Problems/SolutionsCoastal Exposure, Deer Resistant
Growth RateModerate
Flower AttributesFlowers for Cutting, Fragrant, Long Bloom Season, Showy Flowers
Landscape UseBorder, Container, Ground Cover, Edging
Flower ColorPurplish-pink
Foliage ColorBlue-green
Companion PlantsBellflower (Campanula); Daylily (Hemerocallis); Coneflower (Echinacea); Creeping Phlox (Phlox); Beardtongue (Penstemon)
Care InstructionsProvide enriched, neutral to slightly alkaline, loose, well-drained soil. Water deeply, regularly during the first growing season to establish an extensive root system. Once established, reduce frequency; tolerates mild drought. Apply fertilizer before new growth begins in spring. Remove spent blooms to encourage heavier blooming.
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Bloom TimeSpring, summer
Deciduous/EvergreenHerbaceous
Special FeaturesEasy Care, Waterwise, Fast Growing, Compact Form
Problems/SolutionsCoastal Exposure, Deer Resistant
Growth RateModerate
Flower AttributesFlowers for Cutting, Fragrant, Long Bloom Season, Showy Flowers
Style
Landscape UseBorder, Container, Ground Cover, Edging
Flower ColorPurplish-pink
Foliage ColorBlue-green
Companion PlantsBellflower (Campanula); Daylily (Hemerocallis); Coneflower (Echinacea); Creeping Phlox (Phlox); Beardtongue (Penstemon)
Care
Care InstructionsProvide enriched, neutral to slightly alkaline, loose, well-drained soil. Water deeply, regularly during the first growing season to establish an extensive root system. Once established, reduce frequency; tolerates mild drought. Apply fertilizer before new growth begins in spring. Remove spent blooms to encourage heavier blooming.

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in 1926, we have been absolutely dedicated and obsessed with quality.

We have been pioneers and craftsmen in the art of growing plants for nearly 100 years. Since our founding in Southern California by Harry E. Rosedale, Sr. in 1926, we have been absolutely dedicated and obsessed with quality.