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Flower
Dianthus (Pinks)
Dianthus chinensis
Cool-season color for fall through spring. Fragrant, fringed flowers; often fades in summer heat.
Recommended uses
- Edging
- Containers
- Winter color
- Plant type
- Annual flower
- Annual / perennial
- Annual
- Evergreen / deciduous
- Evergreen
- Sun
- Full sun to part shade
- Shade tolerance
- Moderate
- Water needs
- Medium
- Bloom season
- Spring, Fall, Winter
- Bloom color
- Pink, Red, White
- Mature height
- 6–12 in
- Mature width
- 6–12 in
- Maintenance
- Low
- Texas heat tolerance
- Medium
- Drought tolerance
- Medium