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Dianthus, Cheddar Pinks 'Shooting Star'

Dianthus

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Caryophyllaceae (kar-ree-oh-fil-AY-see-ee)

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Dianthus (dy-AN-thus)

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Hensley861

Earlham, IA (Zone 5a) | May 2018 | positive

I bought two of these in Spring of 2017 after they had flowered, I let them get established that year. In the Spring of 2018 I had to mov...Read More

CrabgrassCentrl

New Milford, CT | July 2009 | neutral

Planted 6 in 2007 and they bloomed just fine. By next spring only 3 reappeared, and none have ever had more than one or two blooms since ...Read More

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