Fairfield County, CT (Zone 6b) | May 2011 | positive
I just love this little trooper! It has been coming back year after year, just as full and splendid as any annual. It makes a wonderful...Read More edger and it is very fragrant. I have it massed along my front walkway, what a pleasure it is to walk out the door and see and smell them. I've divided them once and most of the divisions have survived quite well.
A great little plant. I have three, and they are perennial, although one almost didn't make it last winter. I suspect it heaved. It was t...Read Moreheir third winter.
They have a great spring flush and then bloom a little all summer to frost. There's always at least 3-5 blooms at any time. Sometimes the foliage gets a little ratty and benefits from a cutting back.
1989 All America Selection - Short - Plant 10" apart. Zone 5-9 Crimson red flowers with a serrated white edge. Blooms as heavily the firs...Read Moret year as any annual Dianthus, yet returns year after year. 6" in height. Extremely long blooming. Shear off old flowering stems and the top couple inches of foliage after blooming. Foliage will quickly recover and look nice, even into winter.
I just love this little trooper! It has been coming back year after year, just as full and splendid as any annual. It makes a wonderful...Read More
A great little plant. I have three, and they are perennial, although one almost didn't make it last winter. I suspect it heaved. It was t...Read More
1989 All America Selection - Short - Plant 10" apart. Zone 5-9 Crimson red flowers with a serrated white edge. Blooms as heavily the firs...Read More