Dianthus "firewitch" petal withering

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dilawar madison, United States Jul 21, 2009

Last summer I planted Dianthus "firewitch" in the border and the plants survived being covered with 3-4 feet of snow. This summer they have been blooming like mad but now the new buds have withered petals and they don't open. The foliage still looks great-- no rot, discoloration or anything like that. I recently put bark mulch in the bed and am wondering if that might be the problem. Has anyone had this happen to their beautiful "firewitch"?

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pastime Waterman, IL(Zone 5a) Jul 22, 2009

You're lucky your firewitch bloomed as long as it did. Mine only bloom for a couple weeks in June. I've had them for several years. I think they're just tired, "too pooped to pop". I wouldn't worry about it. They put on a nice show for you.

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medinac Bensenville, IL(Zone 5a) Jul 24, 2009

Since the Dianthus Cheddar Pinks only bloom in late spring/early summer, maybe their time was up even though they still had some buds formed. I wouldn't think the mulch would cause a problem unless it was holding too much moisture? I just pull up the tops of them and cut them off with a scissors and hopefully it'll rebloom after that. I just bought a couple Firewitch and planted it last Sept. I didn't get such a great show in them - yet. I'm glad yours did well for you!

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lrwells50 (Lynn) Paris, TX(Zone 7b) Jul 24, 2009

My Cheddar Pinks bloom again in the fall as long as I deadhead them after the spring bloom. My Firewitch are blooming off and on since I planted them in late spring, but there haven't been just covered in blooms.

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