Raspberry Surprise Dianthus – 1 Gallon Pot

Other Names: Scent First Raspberry Surprise Dianthus, Carnations, Cottage Pinks, Pinks

USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 5a-9b   Find Your Zone

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Plant Type:  Evergreen Perennial 

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Flower Color: Soft Pink with Deep Raspberry-Red center

Flower Size: 1.5″

Flowering Period:  Repeating from Mid Spring through Summer when deadheaded

Flower Type:  Double

Fragrant Flowers:  Yes, clove scented

Foliage Color:  Greyish Blue

Fragrant Foliage:  No

Berries:  No

Berry Color:  NA

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Attracts:  Butterflies, Beneficial Pollinators, Visual Attention

Resistances:  Cold Temperatures (-20F), Deer, Disease, Drought (when established), Heat, Humidity, Insect

A very compact reblooming Dianthus sure to please the senses, the Raspberry Surprise Dianthus features highly fragrant double flowers with frilly petals in soft shades of pink surrounding a contrasting deep raspberry-red eye. The clove scented flowers are perched atop non-flopping sturdy stems that rise above a neat and compact mound of handsome grey-blue evergreen foliage which is a perfect compliment to the flowers. The flowers are perfect for cutting and display in bouquets and floral arrangements. This beauty holds up to both heat and cold thriving in USDA Zones 5 to 9. An essential cottage, cutting or rock garden addition and perfect in garden beds or patio pots.

Growing in a dense mound to 10 inches tall or so in bloom and 12 inches wide, the Raspberry Surprise Dianthus is ideal for use as an accent in small garden spaces and container gardens or in groupings or as a low border where space allows. Very popular for edging paths, walkways and patios. A fine addition to cottage gardens, fragrance gardens, cu flower gardens, butterfly gardens, sunny perennial gardens and pink theme gardens.