Dianthus Seeds - Cheddar Pink
Groundcover Specifications
Season: Perennial
USDA Zones: 3 - 8
Height: 4 - 6 inches
Bloom Season: Summer
Bloom Color: Pinks
Environment: Full sun
Soil Type: Well-drained soils, pH 5.8 - 6.8
Deer Resistant: Yes
Latin Name: Dianthus Gratianopolitanus
Planting Directions
Temperature: 68F
Average Germ Time: 14 - 21 days
Light Required: Yes
Depth: Seeds must be covered thinly
Sowing Rate: Approximately 1000 seeds covers 20 square feet
Moisture: Keep seeds moist until germination
Plant Spacing: 8 inches
Care & Maintenance: Dianthus
Dianthus (Dianthus Gratianopolitanus Cheddar Pink) - Cheddar Pink is a stunning, wide-spreading ground cover plant with grassy, blue-green foliage and pink flowers. It establishes easily from seeds, and it can be used to edge a flower bed or grow it in your rock garden for a splash of cool color. To keep its blooms going, be sure to deadhead. Its flowers are pink and have a spicy, clove-like scent.
Rock garden flower
This dianthus makes a great addition to any flower garden edge, rock garden, or mass planting as a flowering ground cover.
Dianthus seed | cheddar pink
How to grow
How To Grow Dianthus From Seed: Sow dianthus seeds indoors 4 - 6 weeks before last frost. Use sterile starter mix, and sow the ground cover seeds on top, covering lightly with soil. Transplant seedlings outdoors after frost season has passed.
For directly sowing these ground cover seeds outdoors, wait until danger of frost is over, and directly sow the seeds into prepared beds. Lightly cover and keep seeds moist until they germinate.
- Sowing Rate: Approximately 1,000 seeds covers 20 square feet
- Average Germ Time: 14 - 21 days
- Keep moist until germination
- Attracts butterflies
- Depth: Cover seeds thinly
Flower Specifications
All fully hardy Dianthus species and cultivars prefer well-drained, neutral to alkaline soil, in full sun..
- Height: 4 - 6 inches
- USDA Zones: 3 - 8
- Season: Perennial
- Deer Resistant: Yes