Bath's Pink Dianthus is a compact mat-forming perennial with narrow blue-green foliage. The sweet-clove scented fringed flowers are a soft pink with a fine inner ring of magenta markings and blooms in spring with intermediate blooms through summer. Blooms best in full sun and slightly alkaline, moist, and well-drained soil.
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Type:
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Perennial
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Height:
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0.5' - 1’
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Spread:
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0.5’ - 1’
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Spacing:
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1’
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USDA Hardiness Zone:
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3 - 9
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Culture:
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Full Sun, Part Sun
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Bloom Color:
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Pink
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Season of Interest:
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Spring, Summer, Fall
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MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low Maintenance. Water regularly. Deadhead to extend bloom. Crown rot may occur in poorly-drained soils.
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Woodland Garden, Rock Gardens, Foundational Plantings, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Phlox, Speedwell, Coneflower
IMAGES: Photo by David J. Stang, Dianthus gratianopolitanus Baths Pink 5zz, CC BY-SA 4.0, (2) Ltshears, Dianthus Baths Pink 08, CC BY-SA 3.0, (3) photoset by cultivar413, (1) 160529 292 NYBG - Rock Garden, Allium senescens, Cotula hispida, Dianthus 'Bath's Pink', (2) 160529 293 NYBG - Rock Garden, Dianthus 'Bath's Pink', Thymus sp, Cotula hispida
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
