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'Paint the Town Red' Pinks Dianthus hybrid

Flower Season
  • Spring
  • Summer
Mature Size
8" 18" 20cm 46cm
Height: 6" - 8"
Spread: 16" - 18"
Height: 15cm - 20cm
Spread: 41cm - 46cm
  • Details

    6 - 8 Inches
    16 - 18 Inches
    16 - 18 Inches
    15cm - 20cm
    41cm - 46cm
    41cm - 46cm

    Features

    This bright colored perennial produces single, deep magenta red flowers atop a low mound of glaucous blue foliage. Use it to edge sunny borders and pathways.

    Fragrant Flower
    Fragrant Foliage
    Continuous Bloom or Rebloomer
    Winter Interest
    Heat Tolerant
    Drought Tolerant
    Salt Tolerant
    Attracts: 
    Bees
    Butterflies

    Characteristics

    Plant Type: 
    Perennial
    Height Category: 
    Short
    Garden Height: 
    6 - 8 Inches 15cm - 20cm
    Spacing: 
    16 - 18 Inches 41cm - 46cm
    Spread: 
    16 - 18 Inches 41cm - 46cm
    Flower Colors: 
    Pink
    Flower Colors: 
    Red
    Flower Shade: 
    Deep magenta red
    Foliage Colors: 
    Blue
    Foliage Colors: 
    Green
    Foliage Shade: 
    Glaucous blue
    Habit: 
    Mounded
    Container Role: 
    Filler

    Plant Needs

    Light Requirement: 
    Part Sun to Sun

    The optimum amount of sun or shade each plant needs to thrive: Full Sun (6+ hours), Part Sun (4-6 hours), Full Shade (up to 4 hours).

    Maintenance Category: 
    Easy
    Bloom Time: 
    Early Summer
    Hardiness Zones: 
    4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b
    Water Category: 
    Average
    Needs Good Drainage
    Soil Fertility Requirement: 
    Average Soil
    Soil PH Category: 
    Alkaline Soil
    Soil PH Category: 
    Neutral Soil
    Uses: 
    Border Plant
    Uses: 
    Container
    Uses: 
    Edging Plant
    Uses: 
    Groundcover
    Uses: 
    Landscape
    Uses: 
    Mass Planting
    Maintenance Notes: 

    Grows best in full sun to light shade and loose, well-drained, neutral to slightly alkaline soil. Tolerates dry soil for short periods.

    'Paint the Town Red' Dianthus hybrid USPP 33,293, Can PBRAF
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    • This is as georgeous in real life as it is in pictures. Nice rounded shaped and so full of blooms !!!

      Amy Jo Bennett
      , Nova Scotia
      , Canada
      , 2 years ago
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