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Dianthus 'Cheddar Pink' is a stunning, wide-spreading ground cover with grassy, blue-green foliage and pink flowers.
Dianthus cheddar pink is a low growing ground cover only reaching 4 - 6 inches tall. Grows as a perennial in USDA zones 3 - 8.
Use it to edge a 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.
This dianthus makes a great addition to any flower garden edge, rock garden, or mass planting as a flowering ground cover.
Sowing Rate: Approximately 1000 seeds covers 20 square feet. 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.
Dianthus Gratianopolitanus (Cheddar Pink) - Dianthus 'Cheddar Pink' is a stunning, wide-spreading ground cover with grassy, blue-green foliage and pink flowers. Use it to edge a 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.