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Dianthus / 13Cm
Dianthus
Confirmed format: 13cm Pot
Plant Highlights: Fragrant flowers • Compact flowering habit • Suitable for pots and borders • Summer colour
Overview
Dianthus is a popular group of flowering perennials and bedding plants valued for their compact growth, colourful blooms and often sweet fragrance. The range includes selections with different flower colours and markings, making them useful for adding seasonal colour to patio containers, window boxes, rockeries and the front of borders. The narrow foliage forms a neat base for the flowers, while the upright stems create a cheerful display through the warmer months. Many Dianthus selections are appreciated for their ability to combine strong flower colour with a compact habit, making them especially useful where planting space is limited.
Why We Love It
Compact habit suits containers and edging. Flowers bring colour through the summer months, with many selections offering a pleasant fragrance. Works well in rockeries, borders and patio displays, and is easy to combine with other sun-loving plants.
Plant Details
| Botanical Name | Dianthus |
|---|---|
| Common Name | Pinks / carnations |
| Plant Type | Flowering perennial group |
| Supplied Format | 13cm pot |
| Position | Full sun |
| Soil | Fertile, well-drained soil |
| Flowers | Range of colours and markings |
| Foliage | Narrow green foliage |
| Growth Habit | Compact, clump-forming |
| Mature Height | 15–30 cm |
| Mature Spread | 20–30 cm |
| Flowering Period | June – September |
Growing Guide
| Position | Choose a sunny position for the best flowering and strongest growth. Dianthus performs well in borders, rockeries, gravel gardens and containers where it receives plenty of light. |
|---|---|
| Watering | Water regularly while establishing. Once growing well, allow the compost or soil surface to begin drying slightly between waterings. Containers may need more frequent attention during warm weather. |
| Soil | Good drainage is important, particularly through wetter periods. In heavier Irish soils, improve drainage before planting or grow in raised beds or containers where conditions can be controlled more easily. |
| Routine Care | Remove faded flowers to help maintain a tidy appearance and encourage further blooms where the selection responds well to deadheading. Trim back tired growth after flowering as needed. |
Perfect For
- Patio containers and window boxes
- Rockeries and gravel gardens
- Border edging and narrow garden beds
- Adding summer colour in sunny garden spots
Good to Know
- Dianthus is a broad plant group, so flower colour, fragrance intensity, flowering habit and final size can vary between selections.
- The current in-store range allows customers to choose the variety that best suits their planting space.
Product Information
| Supplied Format | Supplied in a 13cm nursery pot. |
|---|---|
| Selection Variation | Flower colour and individual characteristics vary across the current selection. |
Growing & care
- Plant type
- bedding
- Position & light
- Full sun
- Watering
- Water regularly while establishing. Once growing well, allow the compost or soil surface to begin drying slightly between waterings.
- Soil & drainage
- Well drained
- Mature size
- 30cm high· 30cm wide
- Flowering
- june; september· Range of colours and markings
Useful to know
Good for containersGood for bordersPollinator friendly
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