Dianthus 'Cherry Sundae'

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Size
  Height:  30cm
  Spread:  40cm
 
  
Location
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PLANT PROFILE
Beautifully fragrant, this easy to grow and hardy perennial is more commonly known as ‘garden pinks’. A compact form producing mid pink flowers with centres of deep maroon. Lengthy display of flowers on short stems.
• Fragrance and colour for entertainment areas

• Containers

• Small gardens or spaces

• Edging pathways or garden beds

• General garden use

• Cut flower for posies

• Rockeries

CULTURAL CARE
Low water requirements. Once established, quite dry tolerant requiring only occasional long soaks during extended periods of heat.

Low maintenance and easy to grow. Pruning generally not required although removing spent flower heads encourages more profuse flowering. Apply a slow release fertiliser during early spring for optimum performance.
 

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