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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Plant Height: 6-12 inches
Plant Spread: 8-12 inches
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Purple
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Uses: Cut Flower
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger

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Common names
  • Dianthus
  • China Pinks

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Location: my garden in Dawsonville, GA (zone 7b north Geogia mountains)
Date: 2022-11-10
3 weeks after transplanting
Location: my Zone 7b garden in North Georgia Mountains
Date: 2023-04-25
Location: Fairfax, VA | April, 2023 
Date: 2023-04-09
Location: my garden in Dawsonville, GA (zone 7b north Geogia mountains)
Date: 2022-04-26
Location: my Zone 7b garden in North Georgia Mountains
Date: 2023-03-31
Fist dianthus blooms of the spring
Location: my garden in Dawsonville, GA (zone 7b north Geogia mountains)
Date: 2022-04-17
Location: Dearborn Heights, MI
Date: 4-2008
My yard, zone 6
Location: Dearborn Heights, MI
Date: 4-2008
My yard, zone 6

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