Dianthus 'Gloriosa'
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Dianthus 'Gloriosa'• Click here to visit our Main Plant List page for current availability of this plant
• common names: dianthus, garden pink
• flowering season: July and August
• height: flower stems grow 12 to 15 inches tall
• 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: older plants are drought resistant; water young plants regularly their first summer
• Growth habit: grows as a multi-stemmed clump
• 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: glaucous-green leaves
• Ways to use it: will grow happily in a sunny garden for many years; shearing back after it finishes flowering is recommended
• Special characteristics: richly fragrant
The double, frilly light pink flowers are sweetly fragrant. There is a touch of red at the center of the flowers. They bloom in July and August. The length of the flower stems is twelve to fifteen inches. Hardy in USDA Zones 5 - 8. To Zone 9 in the West.