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Dianthus chinensis 'Magic
Charms'
Dianthus
China Pinks
Cool-weather annuals, biennials, or perennials, their many fringed
flowers look as if they were trimmed with pinking shears, winning
them the common name of Garden Pinks. Sweetly clove-scented flowers
have a velvety or satiny sheen. Colors include pink, rose, red,
purple and white in pure or bicolor flowers with distinctively marked
eyes or frosting. China Pinks (D. chinensis) and Sweet Williams
(D. barbatus) are grown as low-growing annuals for edging, mass
plantings and in containers. Perennials include single- and double-flowered
hybrids. Weak-stemmed Florist Carnations (D. Caryophyllus), grown
outdoors only in mild winter areas, aren't the best garden plants.
Use Pinks in borders and rock gardens. Smaller types make excellent
ground covers, good in containers. All make exceptional cut flowers.
Most need alkaline soils and cool growing conditions without heat
and humidity. Some heat-tolerant varieties are available. In hot
summer areas, plant in partial afternoon shade. Cut back or shear
after bloom for repeat bloom. Perennials should be restarted frequently
by cuttings from disease-free plants in spring or fall, or they
die out.
This is the first Dianthus hybrid mix with bright
blooms of scarlet, coral, pink and white, with some speckling. Compact-growing.
Dianthus chinensis 'Magic Charms'
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Type of Plant: |
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Biennial |
Flower Color: |
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Pink Red White |
Blooming Season: |
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Mid-Spring to Late Summer |
Foliage: |
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Evergreen
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Height: |
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6" to 1' |
Width: |
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6" to 1' |
Sunlight: |
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Full Sun Partial Sun |
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