Description
Common Name: Pinks
‘Spiked Punch’ has double, vibrant fuchsia pink, deep red eyes that are heavily serrated. The flowers are a little larger than most of the other members of the series at 1½-2″ across. Steel blue foliage complements the bright flower color well and remains a focal point even when the plant is not in bloom.
Members of the FRUIT PUNCH® series all share the following traits: semi-double to double, fragrant flowers, and good heat and humidity tolerance. A quick shearing after flowering will encourage rebloom in early fall. FRUIT PUNCH® Dianthus are just the right size for the front of the sunny border and use in combination containers. Proven Winners Variety.
Deer resistant, low maintenance and drought tolerant, attracts butterflies, fragrant, cute cut flower-what more could one want in a perennial? The Dianthus FRUIT PUNCH® series delivers all that and more in your choice of four colors. Double flowers stand like mini carnations atop a short mound of evergreen foliage in early summer. A quick shearing after flowering will encourage them to rebloom in early fall. Dianthus is just the right size to edge the front of the sunny border and use in combination containers.
Photos courtesy of Walters Gardens Inc.
Size: 2.0 starter, will bloom in the first season.
Hardiness Zones: 5(requires snow cover),6,7,8,9
Height: 6.0″-8.0″
Spread: 12.0-14.0″
Sunlight: Full Sun or Part Shade
Attributes: Attracts Butterflies and Bees
Deer Resistant
