General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Plant Height: 8 - 12 inches
Plant Spread: 4 - 8 inches
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Purple
Other: Dark purple center and a lighter purple edge
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Uses: Cut Flower
Suitable as Annual
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Pollinators: Moths and Butterflies
Bees
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots

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Trade name information:
Series: Barbarini™
Trade Name: Purple Bicolor
Cultivar name: 'Barbarini Purple Bicolor'
Common names
  • Dianthus

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Location: Riverton, Utah, United States
Date: 2020-05-14
Location: KALAMA WA 
Date: 2021-06-08
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Photo Courtesy of Smokeys Daylily Gardens Used with Permission
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Location: KALAMA WA
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